Del Rebene

An ancient village, a hilly terroir of great landscape suggestion and an immense territory. These are the three ingredients of Azienda Agricola Del Rébene, a family-run business that since 2007, with total respect for the territory and in the sustainability of its mission, has been dedicated to the cultivation of vines in the heart of the Berici Hills of Vicenza. Del Rèbene is located here and is called in this way because of the name of the hilly coast on which it stands, 'Rebène', from the term Reben brought by the Cimbrian settlers

Del Rèbene: the biological and biodynamic beating heart

The Del Rèbene farm covers 23 hectares in the heart of the Berici Hills on a hill that originated from an ancient volcanic chimney.
And it is precisely on these lands that Francesco Castegnaro abandoned his career as a lawyer, decided to cultivate almost 5 hectares of vines and 3 hectares of olive trees, in a place that was already considered ideal for winemaking in ancient times. In reality, the top of the hill and its steep slopes are also cultivated with olive trees, cherries and vegetables of various kinds. The lands, bathed in the sun and served by water from the nearby Fontana del Monte, are ideal for growing quality fruits and vegetables.

The company uses renewable energy sources and has been run with a certified biodynamic and organic method since 2007, allowing the grapes to reach full maturation so as to make quality wines in an uncontaminated site completely surrounded by woods. In the Colli Berici district, Rèbene is the highest vineyard, at 300m above sea level, and this is where the cultivars Carmenère, Cabernet Suvignon, Cabernet Frank and Tai Rosso find the ideal conditions to release their organoleptic characteristics. The clay soil rich in nutrients, very steep and facing south, the mild and ventilated climate, the altitude and the drip irrigation give red grapes great qualities and elegant and fruity aromatic nuances

Del Rèbene wines: Carmenère is the real protagonist among the grape varieties

Carmenère, a grape that was thought extinct after the phylloxera epidemic at the end of the 19th century, is typical of the Italian North East, often confused with Merlot despite its decidedly different ampelographic and organoleptic characteristics. Francesco Castegnaro has taken on the task of giving the right value to this cultivar. After renovating the sixteenth-century village and three hectares of terraces that today house the company and the cultivated hectares, it was then dedicated with conviction to local vines and the production of EVO oil. And it is in the uncontaminated territories of the Rebène that the vinification process begins and ends, in which the highly fragrant Carmènera is the protagonist.

The wines obtained are clear, aromatic and fragrant, not weighed down by the wood thanks to the months of tonneaux, fading the wine with spicy hints. These are enjoyable, welcoming wines, with a delicate salinity and a clear, immediate taste. The sweet and ripe tannins give absolutely unforgettable delicate nuances, giving an intense wine to the nose with scents of blackberry, cherry compote, herbs, eucalyptus and juniper, with a subtle and