Antonelli - Umbria - Amordivino

Umbria

Antonelli

In 1881 Francesco Antonelli purchased this ancient property and began extensive modifications, which included the planting of specialised vineyards; a 1902 report mentions plantations of 5,000 trees per hectare. In 1979 the company began bottling and marketing the wines which until then had mostly been sold in bulk. The estate extends over a single 170 hectare portion of land in the municipality of Montefalco, at the heart of the DOCG winemaking area at an average height of 430m a.s.l.. The hilly land dates back to the Pleistocene period and consists of deep, alluvial, clayey soil, rich in lime. Antonelli is now a name synonymous with top quality Sagrantino di Montefalco.

San Marco de Corticellis was a Longobard cohort which belonged to the Bishop of Spoleto from the 13th to the 19th centuries (the boundaries of the estate are still the same as described in the 13th century document kept in the Bishop's Archive of Spoleto).

In 1881 Francesco Antonelli purchased the property and began the extensive modifications, which included the planting of specialised vineyards; a 1902 report mentions plantations of 5,000 trees per hectare.

In 1979 the company began bottling and marketing the wines which until then had mostly been sold in bulk.

Since 1992 the estate has also been able to accomodate "oenotourists", following the conversion of "Casale Satriano" into 6 apartments with swimming pool.

The estate extends over a single 170 hectare portion of land in the municipality of Montefalco, at the heart of the DOCG winemaking area at an average height of 430m a.s.l..

The hilly land dates back to the Pleistocene period and consists of deep, alluvial, clayey soil, rich in lime.

The crops are distributed as follows:

Vineyards 30 hectares
Olive groves 10 hectares
Seeds 75 hectares
Woods 40 hectares