Perticaia

Producer description of "Società Agricola Perticaia S.r.l."

The winery is located in the municipality of Montefalco in the Italian region of Umbria. The name derives from an ancient name for the plough; the double crossed "P" is the symbol of the farm. It is managed by Guido Guardigli, who in the early 1990s, after purchasing land, carried out new plantings and built a modern winery. He is particularly dedicated to the cultivation of the ancient local variety Sagrantino, which was reactivated in the 1960s. The owner is assisted by the oenologist Emiliano Falsini and the cellar technician Alessandro Meniconi. The vineyards cover 15 hectares of vineyards planted with the red wine varieties Sagrantino (about half), Sangiovese and Colorino(Colorino del Valdarno), and the white wine varieties Trebbiano Spoletino and Grechetto(Grechetto di Orvieto). In addition, an area of 250 olive trees is cultivated.

The environmentally friendly cultivation follows the rules of integrated farming. After a selective manual harvest, the grapes are spontaneously fermented with the vineyard's own yeasts. The aim is to vinify wines typical of their origin from local varieties (del posto). The ageing process takes place in French barriques and Tonneaux barrels. The product range includes the DOCG/DOC wines Sagrantino di Montefalco (also as Passito) and Montefalco Rosso as well as some IGT wines. About 60% of the production is exported to Switzerland, Germany, England, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as to Japan and the USA.

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