Perticaia Umbria Trebbiano Spolentino DOC, 2015
Perticaia Umbria Trebbiano Spolentino DOC, 2015
100% Trebbiano Spoletino. A full-bodied wine, with an enjoyable freshness and solidity, supported by an excellent base sweetness. Grown in the winery’s estate vineyards. Soft pressing of whole grapes under inert gas. Cold static clarification and successive fermentation of clear must in stainless steel containers at temperatures between 15-16ºC. Ages at least six months on the fine lees during which time the wine is never re-racked. According to Guido, there are only 60 Ha of this subvariety of Trebbiano planted in Italy, and he owns 2 Ha. This wine blew me away with its concentration, spice, extract, reminding me a bit of fine Australian Semillon. The Trebbiano is picked after(!) the Sagrantino, which is harvested in the 3rd week in October!
PERTICAIA is the word with which, in Umbria’s archaic language, is called the plow – the instrument that, more than any other, marks the transition from sheep-farming to agriculture. And it is precisely why this indissoluble connection with the land and his deep roots in the territory that Guido Guardigli decided to call his venture “Perticaia”. Respectful of the teaching of the past, attentive to the dynamics of the present and projected towards the ever more ambitious goals of the future.
In short, the same philosophy that marked and accompanied the professional history of Mr. Guardigli, rich with extraordinary experiences, while at the same time dynamic, enthusiastic, continuously striving for the best possible result.
“Penso Positivo (Positive Thinking)”: this could be the synthesis of “Progetto Perticaia”, identified by the double P that symbolizes it.
It was a trip in the early 90s that excited and convinced Mr. Guardigli, before anyone else was thinking about it, of the extraordinary potential of that territory and of its princely vine: Sagrantino. “A territory, a grape, a wine”.
It’s natural that right here, it was decided to give life to Perticaia - at the center of natural Umbria, among the hills cultivated with olive groves and vineyards, surrounded by medieval towers, villages and castles. After having bout the lands, he began a substantial work of planting new vineyards and the construction of a modern cantina, in perfect balance with the surrounding environment, and being sure to maintain the appearance of the old farms in the area.
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