Fattoria Colleallodole of Milziade Antano is a typical peasant family’s farm. The company belonged to the Cav. Milziade Antano, one of the local producers of the historical area of Montefalco, who managed it personally. After his untimely death, the management passed to his heirs. Milziade had worked as a sharecropper in companies of Umbria, until 1969, when he decided to buy 30 hectares of land, beginning to plant vineyards and to breed Chianina cattle. In 1975 the first production of MONTEFALCO ROSSO and SAGRANTINO PASSITO took place, with the addition of SAGRANTINO SECCO and, in the 80s, the aging in bottles began. Francesco, the young son of Milziade, sharing the same passion for the land, soon decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, helping him in the running of the farm, and in 1997 he produced for the first time SAGRANTINO COLLEALLODOLE DOCG. Sagrantino, become CRU of the Farm, is made with grapes from a vineyard with special features and its designation comes from the fancy name “Colleallodole”, inspired by the migration of larks that, in the month of October, have always crossed the knolls and slopes of these hills. Francesco, rich in experience gained close to his father, using only part of the means that technology offers, continues his work, in the tradition of the area, with the ancient and timeless ways of winemaking, with accuracy and constancy, having started with passion, since he was young, to learn the craft of the winemaker. The philosophy of Francesco is faithful to the teachings of his father, according to which quality starts from the ground and from the attention given to the cultivation of vines, distinguishing Fattoria Colleallodole from the others in the area of Montefalco. The care with which the steps of pruning and harvesting of grapes take place is very high, with a careful selection, both of workers, and of the period in which to perform the work in the vineyards. Fattoria Colleallodole currently covers 40 hectares, of which 12 are planted with vineyards. The farm is member of the Consortium for the Protection of Montefalco Wines.
Fattoria Colleallodole is situated in the hills about 1 km from Montefalco, in Bevagna Vocabolo Colleallodole locality.
