Description
“Spoleto” Trebbiano Spoletino Fratelli Pardi
“Spoleto” Trebbiano Spoletino Fratelli Pardi produced with 100% Trebbiano Spoletino grapes
Harvest period: October
Harvest method: Manual
Vinification:
Free run juice. Fermentation at constant temperature (18°C) followed by 8 months sur-lie the bottled wine is aged in the cellar for a minimum of nine months.
Serving suggestion:
Gourmand if paired with ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese and pistachio with tomatoes and truffle sauce. Scrumptious upon chickpeas hummus dressed with lemon balm herb.
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The Pardi Brothers’ Winery,continuity with respect to tradition.
Leggi di piùThe wines of Fratelli Pardi Winery are endowed with their own features. Every vintage is different from the others and we are deeply interested in respecting what nature offers, without forcing or adulterating our produce.
We believe in our territory, in its wine culture and tradition and we want to communicate this to the world through a bottle of wine that, by itself, is able to convey our values”.
Alberto Mario Pardi
Our Story
Cantina Fratelli Pardi story begins in 1919 when the three brothers, Alfredo, Francesco and Alberto establish it. The winery was, back then, located on the ground floor of the San Marco Hospital, that belonged to the stately building of Saint Francis in Montefalco. The grapes, used in the wine production, partly belonged to the family and some were bought from other local landowners.
White and red wines were produced and marketed, but it was the Sagrantino, exclusively Passito, to be the foremost. The wines were sold all over Umbria, and eventually out of the region, to eminent customers such as the Vatican. In 2002 the founders’ great grand-sons, Francesco, Gianluca Rio and Alberto Mario, driven by the will of the Pardi family to keep on the tradition, and with the help of their parents Agostino and Alberto, restore the building in Montefalco and revive their great-grandfathers’ winery. Today the brothers Alberto Mario and Gianluca Rio, with their enthusiasm
and hard work, are the new era of the Pardi wine’s legacy.
The Winery
Our present winery begins in 2003 in Montefalco beneath the ancient walls and is for the whole production of wine, from the cultivation and the wine-making process to the marketing of the wines.
The wine-making room is equipped with stainless steel tanks and is used for the fermentation of the red and white musts and for the preservation of the wines. An underground room is kept for the ageing of the wines; it is equipped with French barriques and, according to tradition, with big oak barrels from the Alps and Slavonia.
Here are bottled and aged the great wines of controlled and guaranteed origin, such as Sagrantino Secco and Passito from Montefalco DOCG, Rosso DOC and Bianco DOC.
The Territory
Montefalco is called “The Balcony of Umbria”, thanks to its extraordinary geographical position: it is located on a hilltop and overlooks the valleys of the Clitunno, Topino and Tiber rivers.
After the fall of the Roman Empire some settlements sprang up, possibly on the ruins of Roman villas, and Montefalco was one of them: its first name was “Coccorone”.
Between late 1249 and early 1250 the settlement was called Montefalco, probably owing to the falcons of the Emperor Frederick II from Swabia. The emperor spent a few days here, from 9th to 13th February 1240 and the evidence of his stay is shown by the arch that was built in his honour.
In 1848, after the extension of the municipal territory, Montefalco was recognized as a town by Pope Pio IX.
Montefalco is famous for the frescos of its churches and they are important references of Umbrian painting, as well as for the production of wine. In 1340 some Franciscan friars settled in the stately building of Saint Francis and started wine growing and producing.
The Municipal Statutes realized the importance and the vocation of this territory; they fixed the dates and the rules for the vintage and the sale of wine (actually the first wine shops were near the ecclesiastical buildings) and established severe punishments for those who stole or damaged the vineyards.
Nowadays the stately building of Saint Francis is a museum and it is the symbol of the historical working environment and tools of the Montefalco wine growing and producing of those times.
The Vineyards
Our vineyards extend for about 11 hectares and are all located in Montefalco, along the gentle hills of Casale, Campolungo, Pietrauta and Lasignano.
The choice of these areas is the result of the long-lasting knowledge of our family concerning the wine vocation of this wonderful territory and we preserve this tradition with loyalty and constancy.
Together with the renowned Sagrantino, the autochthonous vine from Montefalco, we grow also grapes with red berries, typical of the area, such as Sangiovese, Cabernet and Merlot; these grapes, together with Sagrantino, make up the Montefalco Rosso DOC. The Grechetto, Chardonnay and Trebbiano Spoletino vines, with white berries, make up the white wine Colle di Giove DOC.
All the vines are grown with spurred cord and the plant density is 4500-5000 vines per hectare.
We are very respectful of the quality, the rules and the regulations of production, as well as of our family way of thinking and therefore the whole process of cultivation is strictly made by hand, such as pruning, defoliation, the thinning of bunches and harvest.
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