Ca' del Bosco

History

The estate's timeline begins in 1964, when Annamaria Clementi Zanella, mother of the current president Maurizio Zanella, bought a small house on a hill in Erbusco with two hectares of land among oak and chestnut woods.¹ The farm manager Antonio Gandossi planted the first vineyards in 1968, and the first wine, a Pinot di Franciacorta Bianco, followed in 1972.¹

First sparkling wines

The 1976 harvest gave the first three sparkling wines, a Brut, a Dosage Zéro and a Rosé, released in December 1978.¹ In 1979 Maurizio Zanella brought in the chef de cave André Dubois.¹ In 1985 an underground dome was dug 17 m deep, with the cellars branching from it.¹ In 1990 the house's Crémant became a vintage wine and was renamed Satèn; the term is now a Franciacorta style (Satèn).¹

Ownership and farming

In 1994 Ca' del Bosco joined the Santa Margherita group of the Marzotto family; the estate says it kept its identity and autonomy, with Zanella still involved.¹ Its viticulture has been certified organic since 2014.² Annamaria Clementi Zanella died in 2014; since 1989 the house's vintage Franciacorta has carried her name as Cuvée Annamaria Clementi.¹

The estate is in Franciacorta, where sparkling wine is made by the traditional method.³ Nearby is Guido Berlucchi.