LUIGI ZANINI SR & JR
LUIGI ZANINI SR & JR
– OUR WINES –
The New 2021 Vintage
The Third 2022 Vintage
The New 2022 Vintage
- OUR HISTORY -
In 1988, Luigi Zanini bought a property, located in the municipality of Besazio (Canton Tessin – Switzerland), called ‘Belvedere’, which included an old farmhouse dating back to 1870, located right in the centre of the property and called ‘Civasca’. The plot of land faces south-east, in a natural amphitheatre-shaped basin. In its time, it was an area devoted to viticulture.
- OUR VINEYARDS -
In 1988, 3 hectares of the 4.3-hectare area could be used for vineyards as the soil was well suited to viticulture, being composed of limestone, tuff and slightly sandy soil. The first intervention, immediately after the purchase, was to eradicate all the brambles and shrubs; then the new vineyard was planted: 2 hectares for Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 hectare for Chardonnay. The first grape harvest to be bottled was the 1996 vintage for the Castello Luigi white wine and the 1997 vintage for the Castello Luigi red wine. After 23 years, with the 2020 vintage, a new red wine was born: Belvedere del Castello Luigi. Over the years, until today, the estate has grouped together 29 hectares of land, with a vineyard area of 6 hectares dedicated to the production of the 3 Castello Luigi wines.
- OUR WINE CELLAR -
Once the necessary permits had been obtained, on 27 October 1997, the old farmhouse was demolished to make way for the new construction, Castello Luigi. Luigi Zanini designed a helicoidal underground wine cellar, 18.5 metres deep, to ensure that all cellar work was carried out by gravity: from crushing to racking to bottling, without the wine ever having to undergo any mechanical intervention. Since 2022, the company was enhanced with the installation of new wine vessels for winemaking and blending.
- OUR HISTORY -
In 1988, Luigi Zanini bought a property, located in the municipality of Besazio (Canton Tessin – Switzerland), called ‘Belvedere’, which included an old farmhouse dating back to 1870, located right in the centre of the property and called ‘Civasca’. The plot of land faces south-east, in a natural amphitheatre-shaped basin. In its time, it was an area devoted to viticulture.
- OUR VINEYARDS -
In 1988, 3 hectares of the 4.3-hectare area could be used for vineyards as the soil was well suited to viticulture, being composed of limestone, tuff and slightly sandy soil. The first intervention, immediately after the purchase, was to eradicate all the brambles and shrubs; then the new vineyard was planted: 2 hectares for Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 hectare for Chardonnay. The first grape harvest to be bottled was the 1996 vintage for the Castello Luigi white wine and the 1997 vintage for the Castello Luigi red wine. After 23 years, with the 2020 vintage, a new red wine was born: Belvedere del Castello Luigi. Over the years, until today, the estate has grouped together 29 hectares of land, with a vineyard area of 6 hectares dedicated to the production of the 3 Castello Luigi wines.
- OUR WINE CELLAR -
Once the necessary permits had been obtained, on 27 October 1997, the old farmhouse was demolished to make way for the new construction, Castello Luigi. Luigi Zanini designed a helicoidal underground wine cellar, 18.5 metres deep, to ensure that all cellar work was carried out by gravity: from crushing to racking to bottling, without the wine ever having to undergo any mechanical intervention. Since 2022, the company was enhanced with the installation of new wine vessels for winemaking and blending.
Castello Luigi 2015
BEST WINE
OF SWITZERLAND
2017 Award Winner
by the magazine Schweizerische Weinzeitung
Castello Luigi
BEST RED WINE BLEND
OF SWITZERLAND
2025 Award Winner
by VINUM Wine Guide Switzerland
for the fourth time in a row!
Castello Luigi 2020
BEST WINE
OF SWITZERLAND
2025 Award Winner
by the magazine Weinwisser
CASTELLO LUIGI
Luigi Zanini
Owner and Winegrower
Via Belvedere 1
CH-6863 Besazio
– CONTATTI –
+41 91 630 08 08
