Fongoli Biancofongoli 2025

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Fongoli is a fourth-generation family estate in Montefalco, Umbria, run today by Angelo and Letizia Fongoli. The nearly 40-hectare property, roughly half of it under vine, also includes olive groves, forest, and native truffle ground. The vineyards, with some vines over 40 years old, are planted on clay and limestone soils and have been certified organic by Ecocert since 2013, with the estate progressively moving toward fully biodynamic practices and bottling without added sulfur or enological products. Biancofongoli is a blend of 85% Trebbiano Spoletino and 15% Grechetto. The grapes are hand-harvested in the early morning, destemmed, and gently pressed while still cool; only the free-run juice is used, fermenting spontaneously in open vats with no temperature control. The wine macerates on its skins for two days, ages on fine lees in steel tank, and is bottled unfiltered without added sulfur, at 11.5% alcohol.