Winery Poggio BertaioIl Fondatore Passito Umbria Rosso
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The Il Fondatore Passito Umbria Rosso of the Winery Poggio Bertaio is in the top 0 of wines of Umbria.
Details and technical informations about Winery Poggio Bertaio's Il Fondatore Passito Umbria Rosso.
Discover the grape variety: Premetta
Light, delicate high-altitude reds with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and an airy palate, with signature aromas of small red fruits (wild strawberry, raspberry), gentle spices and alpine floral notes. Often vinified as a single variety. A signature wine of the high-altitude Aosta Valley, typical expression of an alpine mountain terroir. Black variety from the Aosta Valley, also called Prié rouge, the red counterpart of Prié blanc.
Informations about the Winery Poggio Bertaio
The Winery Poggio Bertaio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Umbria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Umbria
"Green heart" of Italy, cradle of Sagrantino: exceptional tannic red in Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, dense and concentrated with notes of blackberry, candied plum, liquorice, spice and leather, powerful tannins and long ageing. Suppler Sangiovese in blends, Cabernet and Merlot in Torgiano DOCG. Orvieto whites based on Grechetto and Trebbiano, full and almondy, from dry to sweet Muffato. ~13,000 ha between Tuscany and Lazio.
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
