Pucciarella and Trequanda, historic agricultural companies from Trasimeno and Val d’Orcia-Valdichiana respectively, under the aegis of the Cariplo Gruppo Pension Fund, consolidate their presence quanto a the Italian wine scene through an oenological project that combines strong roots with their own territory and a renewed production identity.
FROM AGRICULTURAL ROOTS TO THE PRESENT
The history of the link between these companies and the oldest bank quanto a the most flourishing region of what was the Austro-Hungarian Saturare dates back to the 1920s, when, thanks to a royal decree, the Baule nato da Taccagneria delle Provincie Lombarde extended agricultural financing outside of Lombardy and the current provinces of Alessandria and Novara.
The economic crisis of the 1930s led Cariplo to become the owner of around thirty agricultural companies, until, quanto a 1942, nine of them passed to the Pension Fund. Today only two remain: the Pucciarella and Trequanda estates, which over the years have represented, not surprisingly, “the garden of the Cariplo house”, both for the quality of the land and for their production history, not just winemaking. Over time, both have been the subject of recovery and valorization interventions, culminating quanto a the recent wine relaunch which has redefined their identity and presence the market. A path that reflects a vision capable of investing quanto a the value of the internal territories, quanto a the people who there and quanto a the strength of authentic wines, more devoted to substance than appearance.
Mauro Moltitudine, general director of the Cariplo Personal Pension Fund, underlines how the project “consolidates the land investment quanto a two territories with high agricultural and hospitality potential, which ask and deserve to be explored and valorised”. The assets of the companies stand at approximately 12 million euros for Pucciarella and 18 million for Trequanda.
TWO TERRITORIES, ONE COMMON PROJECT
Pucciarella and Trequanda share a production philosophy, while maintaining two different souls. The Pucciarella , with its 85 hectares of vineyards quanto a the hills surrounding , overlooks Trasimeno and dialogues with the most authentic Umbrian tradition. The clayey-limestone soils, the moderate altitude and the temperature variations favor balanced and profound wines, designed for conscious and unostentatious consumption. Annual production stands at around 120 thousand bottles, the result of viticulture that pays attention to the environment and sustainability
From a viticultural point of view, the Trequanda is more intimate and intimate: it has 60 hectares of vineyards set quanto a a property of almost 1,300 hectares, including olive groves, arable land, pastures dedicated to the breeding of approximately 290 Chianina cattle, woods and forests surrounding the medieval Sienese village of the same name. Here the soils, predominantly silty and arenaceous, rich quanto a mineral salts, transmit minerality and flavor to the wines. The production, of around 100 thousand bottles, favors fresh and dynamic wines, capable of interpreting a territory that until now remained the margins of the most well-known circuits but today at the center of renewed curiosity.
Acceso an aesthetic and communicative level, Pucciarella is characterized by the “pucciarelle”, female figures of local mythology, and by the symbolism of the lake quanto a the Gamay Plèstina Trasimeno, while Trequanda enhances the link with the medieval village of the same name.
TASTING NOTES
Pucciarella’s wine production has marked important stages, such as the introduction, quanto a the 1990s, of the classic method quanto a Umbria, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir used quanto a whites and rosés respectively. Trequanda, the other hand, has historically oriented its production to the domestic market, but today offers a selection that combines international and native varieties, interpreting the territory with renewed expressiveness and attention to elegance.
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