The harvest at Casale Certosa is never just an ordinary moment. It is the result of a whole year of work among the rows, of daily choices made with patience, observing the vineyard and going along with its rhythms. In 2025 too, the brothers Antonio and Fausto Cosmi held to their line: no rushing, no compromise, only respect for the right time for every cluster.
A balanced, generous vintage
2025 presented itself as a complex but balanced year. After a rainy spring, the summer brought more stable temperatures and an excellent swing between day and night, fundamental for the aromatic ripening of the grapes. The vineyards of Santa Palomba, south of Rome, reacted well thanks to the volcanic, well-drained soils that characterise the Agro Romano.
The white varieties – Malvasia Puntinata, Grechetto and Trebbiano in particular – reached a slow, even ripeness, with balanced acidity and intense aromas. The reds, Montepulciano and Syrah above all, required a few more days of waiting, but gave back healthy grapes rich in colour.
As every year, the harvest was carried out entirely by hand. “We like to decide cluster by cluster,” Antonio recounts, “because that’s where you really understand how the vineyard is doing.”
Hand harvest and spontaneous winemaking
At Casale Certosa the harvest is a ritual. The trailers fill up at a slow pace, hands move among the rows while the September sun lights up the now golden leaves. No automated machine, no hurry: only the direct work and the attention to detail of those picking.
The grapes are brought to the cellar within a few hours and vinified in the traditional way. The fermentations happen spontaneously, with indigenous yeasts only, with no external additions. The ageing stays in steel, to preserve the varietal character and the recognisability of the land.
2025 confirms the clean, precise style that distinguishes the wines of Casale Certosa. “Our aim is to make sincere wines that speak of the place where they are born,” explains Fausto, who for over twenty-five years has followed the cellar with rigour and sensitivity.
A harvest that tells of the land
In the glasses, this year too, you will find the estate’s typical mineral imprint. The soils of volcanic and pozzolanic origin of Santa Palomba give the wines a natural freshness and an acid backbone that supports their drinkability.
The 2025 Malvasia Puntinata promises an elegant profile, with notes of white flowers and citrus. The Trebbiano, the base of the bottle-refermented Cosmico, shows balance and finesse. Among the reds, the Luperco – based on Montepulciano – expresses the fullest, most mature side of the vintage, while the Merlot confirms its softness.
This year’s harvest was also a testing ground for the ongoing work of conversion to biodynamics that the brothers have carried forward since 2011. No orthodoxy, only pragmatism: using practices that improve the vitality of the soil and keep external interventions to a minimum.
From the vine to the bottle
The journey of the grapes now continues in the cellar, where every wine will follow its own path until the bottling planned from spring 2026 onwards. The first tank trials hint at balanced wines, with good acidity and clear aromas.
The philosophy stays unchanged: no heavy filtration, reduced sulphites, ageing times dictated only by the natural evolution of the wine. It is a method that demands patience and listening, but that over the years has built Casale Certosa’s reputation as one of the most authentic estates of the Rome area.
A look to the future
With the 2025 harvest another chapter closes in the estate’s history. The vineyards, some now over fifty years old, continue to give back balance and complexity, a sign of careful, constant management.
In the coming months the Cosmi brothers will continue to follow every stage of the ageing, preparing the new vintages of the Convenio line and of the Alborea and Luperco blends.
The harvest just concluded is not only an agricultural result, but the confirmation of a vision: to make wine as an act of care toward the land, far from fashions and technical shortcuts.
Casale Certosa stays faithful to its founding principle: to accompany nature, not to dominate it. That is how, every year, among the rows of Santa Palomba, a story made of work, silence and respect is renewed.