The winery was founded in 1988 by Bettina and Wolf Rogosky.
After the beautiful location and the natural crossbreed of Cabernet Franc and Merlot discovered by a friendly vine grower came together, Il Caberlotwas created. To this day, it remains the winery's unique feature. This grape variety exists only here.
The name has been copied several times, but the content of the copies can only disappoint.
As you can see in the photo, the labels have been hand-numbered by Bettina to this day, and a strict list is still kept of which bottles were sold where.
Back then, with the first vintages producing around 300 bottles, it was naturally easier. Always in the winery's standard magnum size. Some vintages were even eaten by the still frequent wild boars on site before the harvest. A horror!
Nowadays, production is around 3000 magnum Caberlot, and Bettina's son Moritz mainly takes care of the winery. His daughter Carla-Elle is increasingly seen at events, and the family winery is in good hands. There is also the second wine Il Carnasciale. Until 2021, it was always vinified the same way and then selected after barrel selection. It has now become clear that it is always the same plots that end up in Il Caberlot, and the Carnasciale is now made separately from start to finish.
A plot acquired from the neighbors led to the introduction of the Ottanta Due Sangiovese with the 2018 vintage.
There is now sometimes a "Ris" which for legal reasons cannot be called Riserva. First produced in the 2016 vintage. It did not go to Germany at all that year and in 2018 and 2019 only in tiny quantities of maybe 30 bottles. (part of course in the Piemont Express)
Soon there will also be an Assyrtiko white wine. You can look forward to it. This wine will also be good.
The Piemont Express was the first importer of the wines in Germany more than 30 years ago, and since the wines have always been excellent (and probably even got better), a few more have naturally been added.
The vineyard area is not tiny for Italy, with an average of 2.5 hectares per winemaker, but has remained manageable to this day. With 5.5 hectares + 1 Sangiovese plot, spread over five vineyards. The eponymous Carnasciale began in 1985. There are also Selba, Vincaie, Perelli, and Volgaia.
The oenologist was originally Peter Schilling. A good friend of my father who set up the winery very well. Today Marco Maffei is the winemaker.
Typical for Podere Il Carnasciale, they have long been organically grown in the background. However, they refrain from printing it on the bottles. Design demands and the self-image of working this way make a simple symbol on the label obsolete.
