Tenuta Martinelli winery located at the foot of Monte Orfano, is developed with owned vineyards among the towns of Cologne, Provaglio d’Iseo, Passirano and Cazzago.

This diversification between terraced colluvia soils and the majestic Franciacorta morainic amphitheater gives our grapes a unique complexity.

Uniqueness which can be also found in the magnificent setting of Monte Orfano, where the winery is located. This area preserves an ancient history and is characterized by geological peculiarities, which have created a strong link between territory and population.

 

 

Monte Orfano is a pre-Alpine hill located on the southwestern edge of Franciacorta, extended among the territories of Coccaglio, Cologne, Erbusco and Rovato.

On the map, it shows an elongated shape and it is isolated from other hills: due to this particular condition the hill was named “Orfano” (Orphan).

Monte Orfano is the only hill of marine origin of the Miocene age in the Po Valley. This is also attested by microfossils that allow the identification of coastal sedimentations.

Peculiar is the “Red Earth”, which confirms the presence of calcareous soils: this particular phenomenon is due to the mix of clayey soils and iron oxide. Hydrological wealth and soil fertility were enhanced and organized to reach full development with Benedictine and Cluniac monasticism, when the morainic agricultural area and the contiguous ones were divided into farms. These favorable conditions, together with the minerality of the soil, make wines of this area unique.

Wines linked to tradition, family, but always looking to the future.