Montefalco, terra per il vino - Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco

Montefalco

land of wine

Montefalco, along with the other towns embraced by the appellation that is named after it, has always been a great "land of wine", as evidenced by the many historical documents which tell of its hills particularly suited to viticulture.

The recent evolution of Montefalco wine offer, with a rising confidence in different varieties and wine styles, is hence in harmony with the local tradition.

1088

There are evidences of the presence of vines in 1088 already and numerous documents - dated back to the 13th century - prove the care for viticulture even in town and in the vegetable gardens, thus drawing an original agrarian structure still proved today by an incredible circuit of historic vines. From the first half of the 14th century the local laws began to protect vines and wines with entire chapters of municipal statutes.

1622

In 1622 Boncompagni cardinal, related to Perugia, severely exacerbated the sanctions established by the municipal statute, even imposing "the punishment of the gallows for any person who had cut the grape vine". In the 19th century Calandri, in its "Geographic, historical, statistical Essay of the Pontifical territory", mentions Montefalco "at the top of the State for its wines".

1925

In 1925, at the Wine Exhibition of Umbria, the town was defined as the most important wine center of the region ("Montefalco occupies the first place in the culture of the specialized viticulture"). Historical evidences prove the complexity of local production with wines ranging from whites to reds, including both dry and sweet Sagrantino.

Sagrantino is the grape symbol of this territory, bastion of authenticity and essence of this extraordinary terroir, but it is not the only one: a primus inter pares, so demonstrating the area's vocation to produce great wines and revealing a territory with multiple potentials both for reds and whites.

Beyond the single interpretations, what comes out the glass is a common trait and an innate aptitude, of Montefalco and the surrounding lands, to welcome the vineyard and make it express at its best. Here numerous native varieties and appellations, linked to both red wines and whites, flourish, so creating an increasingly exciting and colorful map.