I Magredi
The estate was purchased by Otello Tombacco, in 1968. It was originally planted with fruits and vine: peaches and apples were sold directly at the kiosk and grapes were brought to Oderzo for the vinification. From 1983 to 1986 the family gradually extended the acreage planted with vine and eliminated the peach and apple orchards. Magredo means “poor soil”: it is poor because it is covered with a layer of weeds and bushes requiring a small quantity of water and suitable to live in an extremely dry and permeable soil. This soil of alluvial origin was formed in the past centuries by the overflowing of the Cellina and Meduna rivers that carried downstream the debris coming from the Carnic Alps and created the alluvial fan. The name “I Magredi” describes the typical soil of this area, rich in coarse material like gravel, stones and pebbles. The water, together with the nutrients it contains, goes deep into the soil. Thanks to the poorness of the soil and the temperature variation, we can obtain grapes with a great aromatic complexity and freshness.
