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Falesco
The Falesco Winery, owned by the brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella, both oenologists and deeply rooted in this territory between Lazio and Umbria regions, was established in Montefi ascone (Lazio, Viterbo province) in 1979.
Retrieving historical vines was considered of paramount importance among the initial goals. As a matter of fact this territory had been famous for centuries for its outstanding wines, which were the privilege of the Roman aristocracy and the Popes, yet, in recent years, it had almost sunk into oblivion. Therefore it took several years of painstaking research and selections before old clones, which had almost been considered extinct, could be isolated along with extremely delicate microvarieties with their matchless aroma and organoleptic value that were lost with the planting of specialized vineyards in the 1960s. Beside retrieving vines, we have tried to spot areas with a marked viticultural vocation in which the exposure and the peculiar composition of the soils could result in very high quality products.
The area occupied by the Poggio dei Gelsi vineyard, at 400 metres above sea level with a south west exposure looking towards the Bolsena lake, was one of these. Here the oldest and rarest local varietals of white grapes had survived , among others the Roscetto, whose calling for great wines was well known locally. This varietal, as from studies on DNA by Professor Attilio Scienza, comes from the family of the grape called Greco.
At the same time we built and equipped a modern cellar where the use of state-of-the-art technologies for the fermentation allowed us to enhance the aromas and taste of local selections.
It is only ten years later, in 1989, that we started producing Est! Est!! Est!!! Poggio dei Gelsi , a wine that, in a few years’ time, has managed to give prestige to a territory that had long been unjustly forgotten.
Starting from vintage 1998, therefore after quite a few years’ experience and research into the intriguing Roscetto variety, we have produced Ferentano a wine which thoroughly expresses the potential and the richness of these grapes. Another outstanding result was achieved with a red wine. This time the selected variety was a Merlot clone.
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Vitiano Bianco I.G.T. |
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| Colour: | White | |
| Alcohol: | 13.3% | |
| Vintage: | 2009 | |
| Grape: | Vermentino 50% Verdicchio 50% | |
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Vitiano I.G.T. |
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| Colour: | Red | |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% | |
| Vintage: | 2009 | |
| Grape: | Merlot 33%, Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Sangiovese 34% | |
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Marciliano I.G.T. |
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| Colour: | Red | |
| Alcohol: | 13,5% | |
| Vintage: | 2004 | |
| Grape: | Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Merlot Noit 8%, Pitit Verdot 2% | |
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Montiano I.G.T. |
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| Colour: | Red | |
| Alcohol: | 13,7% | |
| Vintage: | 2004 | |
| Grape: | Merlot 100% | |
