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Collecapretta

Rosso da Tavola 2017

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Tasting notes

This wine leads with sour black cherry, pomegranate, and a whiff of dried tobacco, with the Ciliegiolo keeping things lifted and fresh rather than heavy. It is the kind of no-nonsense table red that earns its place on the table every night — direct, food-friendly, and genuinely expressive of its hillside origin on the Colli Martani.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Taste profile
Black CherryPomegranateTobaccoEarth
  • Style: Dry, medium-bodied red; ruby-purple; black cherry, pomegranate, tobacco; Colli Martani, Umbria
  • Grapes & Terroir: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo; clay, tufo, travertine limestone; 400–550m elevation; Colli Martani, Spoleto
  • Winemaking: Spontaneous fermentation; open-top cement vats; 6–8 day maceration; aged in cement, fiberglass, or stainless; no sulfur; unfined, unfiltered; bottled on waning moon
  • Serving: Serve at 58–62°F; light decant optional; drink now
  • Pairing: Tomato-based pasta, grilled sausage, Pecorino Umbro, black truffle dishes
  • Similar To: For fans of lighter Sangiovese styles or Montepulciano d'Abruzzo who want a zero-intervention Umbrian table red

Collecapretta's Rosso da Tavola is a red wine from the Mattioli family's estate in Terzo la Pieve, a small hamlet outside Spoleto in southern Umbria. The vineyards sit at 400–550 meters on the Colli Martani (Monti Martani) in calcium and iron-rich clay soils with outcroppings of tufo and travertine limestone. The blend is 90% Sangiovese and 10% Ciliegiolo, grown on pergola-trained vines in the Umbrian peasant tradition. No herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic inputs are used; vine nutrition comes only from compost produced on the farm.

Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in open-top cement vats, without temperature control, with 6 to 8 days of skin maceration. The wine then ages in cement, fiberglass, or stainless steel tanks before bottling, which is timed to the waning lunar cycle. No sulfur is added at any stage of production. The wine is neither fined nor filtered.

Ciliegiolo, whose name comes from the Italian word for cherry, contributes bright red fruit and a softening effect on Sangiovese's structure. In this blend it adds aromatic lift and early-drinking appeal to an already accessible, high-acid base. The result is a straightforward, honest table wine with genuine regional character — the kind of wine the Mattioli family has been making in this valley for generations.

The Rosso da Tavola is classified as Vino da Tavola, as Collecapretta declines to use DOC designations that would require compositional compromises inconsistent with their approach.

Serve alongside tomato-based pasta dishes, grilled sausages with lentils, or a board of aged Pecorino Umbro. The wine's firm acidity and moderate tannin make it a reliable match for dishes with olive oil, herbs, and umami-rich ingredients like black truffles from the Norcia or Spoleto area.

Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Red Wine
Wine Style:, Medium Body
Grapes:, Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo
Farming:, Sustainable
Vintage:, 2017
Alcohol:,
Country:, Italy
Region:, Umbria
Appellation:, Vino da Tavola
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

Collecapretta

The Mattioli family has lived in the hamlet of Terzo la Pieve — a place the Romans called Collecapretta, meaning 'hill of the goats' — since the 1100s. The farm is located just outside Spoleto in southernmost Umbria, at roughly 500 meters above sea level on the Monti Martani. Today, Vittorio Mattioli, his wife Anna, and their daughter Annalisa run the estate. The property totals approximately 8 hectares: around 4 hectares of indigenous old vines, 2 hectares of olive trees, and 2 hectares of farro and other ancient grains. They also raise animals and produce prosciutto, cheese, and olive oil — a closed-cycle agricultural model where animal compost is the sole vineyard input.

Farming at Collecapretta is entirely natural. No herbicides or pesticides are used. Vine nutrition is provided exclusively by compost from the farm's own animals. Racking and bottling are timed to the waning lunar cycle. The estate began bottling commercially around 2005, after years of selling only vino sfuso (bulk wine) to local buyers. Total production in a good year reaches approximately 8,000 bottles across multiple cuvées.

All wines at Collecapretta are made the same way: spontaneous fermentation in open-top cement vats with no temperature control and no added sulfur. Wines age in glass-lined cement tanks, fiberglass, or stainless steel before bottling. There is no fining, no filtering, and no sulfur added at any point. For the Rosso da Tavola, skin maceration runs 6 to 8 days. The Sangiovese-based cuvées are grown on pergola-trained vines in the local peasant tradition.

Wine region

Umbria, Italy

Umbria is a landlocked region in central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Marche, and Lazio. It is predominantly hilly and mountainous, with no coastline to moderate temperatures. The climate is continental and Mediterranean in character — cold, wet winters and dry, sunny summers — with significant day-to-night temperature swings that help grapes retain acidity. Collecapretta's vineyards sit on the Colli Martani (Monti Martani) at 400–550 meters above sea level near Spoleto in southern Umbria, where proximity to the Apennines and the Gran Sasso brings consistent air circulation that moderates ripening during the hot season. Soils are a mix of calcium and iron-rich clay with outcroppings of tufo and travertine limestone.

Umbria has 2 DOCGs and 13 DOCs. The two DOCGs are Torgiano Rosso Riserva (Sangiovese-based) and Montefalco Sagrantino (Sagrantino). Major DOC appellations include Orvieto, Montefalco, Colli Martani, Torgiano, and Spoleto (established 2011). Sangiovese is the dominant red grape, planted across 10 DOCs and representing roughly 22% of total vineyard area. Ciliegiolo is cultivated primarily in the southern part of the region around Narni and Amelia. Trebbiano Spoletino is a regionally distinctive white variety being revived around Spoleto. Collecapretta's wines are classified as Vino da Tavola, as the family does not apply for DOC status.

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