Bellafonte Fact Sheet

Umbria Bellafonte Bellafonte Owner: Peter Heilbron and his wife, Sabina Vineyard surface: 17 acres (7 hectares) Owner: Peter Heilbron Winemaker: Peter Heilbron & Beppe Caviola Established: 2007 Location: Bevagna Province: Fast Facts Perugia Peter Heilbron, a Milanese-born executive from the food & The entire property aims at blending into the landscape, with beverage sector, fell in love with Umbria’s calm setting while an underground winery and cellars and minimal impact on he was working for Nestlé. After a few years as CEO of Martini the environment. The estate is energy independent and uses & Rossi, then Heineken Italy, Peter decided to act on his solar panels and a biomass boiler: no damage, no waste; even passion for the unique terroir of Montefalco and Sagrantino the residues of pruning are employed to produce energy. di Montefalco DOCG, a powerful new star in Italian wine. The winery itself rests on a stainless steel and stone structure For Peter, Bellafonte is a dream come true; the desire to in direct contact with the rocky soil, and enjoys ideal interpret a territory and wine with ancient roots in a new ventilation thanks to underground conduits that circulate way. He purchased 74 acres (30 hectares) close to Bevagna, outside air and ensure naturally cool temperatures. Hot air in one of the region’s most untouched, pristine landscapes. exits the winery through two massive chimneys. Of the 74 acres Peter purchased, 17 acres grow Sagrantino In Peter’s words “We wish to create a great wine, which which is easily recognizable in autumn thanks to the fiery respects both nature and tradition, by interpreting the color of the leaves. The vines grow at an altitude of 853- natural exuberance of Sagrantino grapes in an elegant and 1,050 feet above sea level and are grow on dense stony refined way.” soil that alternates the area’s typical clay with marly and arenaceous formations. The remaining 57 acres include woodland, a small orchard, and 2,500 olive trees of the classic local varieties: moraiolo, frantoio, and leccino, yielding superb extra virgin olive oil. The Estate was built in order to have complete energy balance and minimal environmental impact, with photovoltaic panels and a biomass heater which also utilizes the crop residues. For more information visit our website at www.empsonusa.com © 2018 Empson (U.S.A.) Inc., Bellafonte is solely imported by Empson USA, Alexandria, VA ARNETO UMBRIA IGT: 100% Trebbiano Spoletino MONTEFALCO SAGRANTINO “COLLENOTTOLO” from vineyards near Spoleto and Bevagna at DOCG: 100% Sagrantino from vineyards in an altitude of 853-1,050 feet above sea level. Bevagna. The vines are 12-15 years old and The vineyards grow on clay terrian with marly grow at 853-1,050 feet above sea level. The and arenaceous formations at an altitude of grapes are not crushed, but simply de-stemmed 853-1,050 feet above sea level. After a few so as to make vinification as gentle as possible, days of cold maceration on the skins, the must then transferred to the stainless steel vats, is transferred into large Slavonian oak barrels where they begin fermentation with only where fermentation starts naturally and without naturally occurring yeast. Skin maceration lasts any added yeast. The wine spontaneously about two weeks. After a few weeks’ rest and undergoes malolactic fermentation. The wine remains on some decanting, the wine is transferred to the ageing cellars its yeast for about six months before being clarified through and placed in large Slavonian oak barrels of no less than 30 decantation. The bottling is done without filtering. A bright hectoliters where the wine is aged for 36 months. The wine gold appearance, intense notes of citrus, yellow peach, is subsequently bottled, unfiltered, and undergoes another pineapple, yellow flowers and an accent of flint. The complex 10 months’ bottle age previous to release. Bright ruby red palate is perfectly harmonized with its warm sensation and color with notes of blackberries and wild berries alternate the fullness of flavor. with spicy and mineral sensations, which gradually become more and more sophisticated and complex. The mouth has a great texture and energy..

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