Casalvento

History

Revival under the Cuillo family

Entrepreneur Robert Cuillo and his wife, Gudrun, have owned Casalvento since 1997. The Cuillo family subsequently restored the property, reviving the estate and returning its buildings and surroundings to their former condition.

Association with Livernano

In 2002, the owners purchased the nearby Livernano property. Casalvento and Livernano were brought together as a single operation in 2013, while Casalvento retained its identity as a winery and wine label.

Winery development

A modern winery was added amid the surrounding woodland. Its architecture was designed to sit harmoniously within the rural landscape. Wine production is presented as a collaboration between the owners and the estate team, combining Tuscan viticultural history with contemporary cultivation and cellar technology.

1997Entrepreneur Robert Cuillo and his wife, Gudrun, became the owners of Casalvento.

Undated, after 1997The Cuillo family restored and revived the estate.

2002The owners purchased the nearby Livernano property.

2013Casalvento and Livernano were consolidated into a single operation.

UndatedA modern winery was added amid the woods and designed to harmonize with the surrounding countryside.

Terroir

Casalvento lies in the heart of the Chianti Classico district, within the commune of Radda in Chianti in Tuscany. The winery is positioned at approximately 43.4736° N, 11.3521° E and is surrounded by woodland and rural countryside.

Plant material for the first vineyard plantings was selected for its suitability to the estate’s soil and microclimate. The viticultural approach consequently treats the local soil and mesoclimate as primary criteria in vineyard establishment.

Winemaking

Site-matched plantingVine material was selected for compatibility with the estate’s soil and microclimate.

High-density vineyardsThe vineyards were established at high planting density to support the estate’s quality objectives.

Exceptionally low yieldsYield levels are deliberately kept very low, with grape quality prioritized over volume.

Modern wineryA contemporary production facility was built amid the woods and integrated into the surrounding countryside.

Casalvento combines Tuscan viticultural heritage with contemporary cultivation techniques. Vineyard establishment focused on selecting vine material suited to the property’s soil and microclimate. High-density planting and exceptionally low yields were adopted to concentrate production and prioritize grape quality.

Conversion to organic production began in 2015. The broader environmental approach also extends to the physical setting of the cellar, which is surrounded by woods and designed to remain in harmony with the countryside.

Production takes place in a modern winery surrounded by woodland and integrated architecturally into the rural setting. The approach combines the history and traditional grapes of Tuscany with contemporary winemaking technology. The wines result from collaboration between the owners and the estate team.

No single standardized cellar protocol is imposed across the range in the estate-level presentation; the defining general feature is the use of modern production facilities alongside a vineyard program based on site selection, high planting density and low yields.

Philosophy

Casalvento frames its work around respect for land, wine and nature. Its stated direction is to connect the history and traditional grapes of Tuscany with modern cultivation and winemaking techniques rather than treating heritage and technology as opposing ideas.

Quality begins in vineyard design: vine material is matched to soil and microclimate, planting density is high, and yields are kept exceptionally low. Environmental considerations are also expressed through the conversion to organic production and through winery architecture conceived to coexist with the wooded landscape.

Wine is treated as a collective undertaking involving both the owners and the estate team. This collaborative model accompanies the Cuillo family’s longer project of restoring the property and returning it to productive use.