![]() Since then, the long journey began in search of the perfect balance between innovation and tradition, trying to make the most of the potential of the area, the hills of Spello and Assisi, where the company’s approximately 25 hectares of vineyards are located. Thus, in 1979, the first thousand bottles with their own label were born. Towards the end of the 1970s, the brothers Ernesto and Remo, treasuring the teachings of their father Vittorio, decided to devote themselves exclusively to viticulture. The Sportoletti family, for generations in agriculture, has always dedicated itself with passion to the production of wine. See all the wines of Sportoletti Winery Family Good density and persistence to the taste, with a rich balsamic finish. Aromatic notes of honey, hazelnuts, butter, vanilla, with a subtle hint of pink grapefruit and tropical fruits. Tasting notes: straw yellow with green-gold reflections. The wine is refined in its own yeasts for several months, then matured in bottles for at least a year. Alcoholic fermentation is in barriques of French oak with a capacity of 228 litres, where subsequently malolactic fermentation occurs. The rapid drop in temperature and cold mechanical processing of the skins ensures the best possible extraction of aromas, and by creating an oxygen free environment, the grapes are protected from oxidizing. As soon as they are picked, they are transported to the winery and destemmed.Īt this stage they are chilled to a temperature of 8-10°, will the help of dry ice, and put in the press to macerate for a few hours. The grapes are vinified separately to encourage the best development of aromas of the two varieties. Harvesting started after 15th August with Chardonnay, and Grechetto followed in the first days of September. The permeable soil is of medium texture, tending to sandy, due to alterations in the sandstone of marine origin of the parent rock. The grapes of Villa Fidelia come from vineyards of about 16 years located on the hills of Spello and Assisi at 400-500 m altitude. A great Orvieto will have clean aromas and flavors of green apple, melon and citrus, and have a crisp, mineral-dominant finish.Description Villa Fidelia Bianco Sportoletti Orvieto is the center of Umbria’s white wine production-and anchor of the region’s entire wine scene-producing over two thirds of Umbria’s wine. ![]() Orvieto, the wine, is a blend of at least 60% Trebbiano in combination with Grechetto, with the possible addition of other local white varieties. Rosso di Montefalco, on the other had, is composed mainly of Sangiovese and is a more fruit-driven, quaffable wine to enjoy while waiting for the Sagrantinos to mellow out.Īmong its green mountains, perched upon a high cliff in the province of Terni, sits the town of Orvieto. Incidentally these wines often fall under the radar in the scene of high-end, age-begging, Italian reds, giving them an almost cult-classic appeal. By law this classified wine has to be aged over three years before it can be released from the winery and Sagrantino often needs a good 5-10 more years in bottle before it reaches its peak. The resulting wine, Sagrantino di Montefalco, is an age-worthy, brawny, brambly red, bursting with jammy, blackberry fruit and earthy, pine forest aromas. It’s star red grape variety, Sagrantino, finds its mecca around the striking, hilltop village of Montefalco. The Sportoletti brothers also own 3,000 olive trees on land that is 1,600 feet in altitude, on the slope of the Monte Subasio.Ĭentered upon the lush Apennine Range in the center if the Italian peninsula, Umbria is one of the few completely landlocked regions in Italy. In the last few years the prominent enologist Riccardo Cotarella has consulted with the winery. ![]() Vinification is carried out in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and the best reds are refined in French oak. The same care is taken in the cellar where the vinification takes place utilizing an air press for a soft pressing. The vines are followed very attentively up to their harvest, when the grapes are handpicked. Recently, Sportoletti went through a process of renewing the vines with new grape clones of Grechetto and Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Nero which is showing very promising results in Italian Oenology. Today the company owns 50 acres of vines all situated in the hills of Assisi and Spello, an area highly regarded for its climate and for its association with the Denominazione di Origine Controllata of Assisi. In 1979 Sportoletti decided to start producing fine wines of high quality, with the philosophy of respecting the characteristics typical of the hilly area of central Umbria. ![]() Sportoletti is a family owned agricultural business which for several generations has relied primarily on revenue from farming.
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