The frenetic pace of this work and these responsibilities obviously could not last forever, and Guardigli carefully planned a quieter phase of life in which he could show his talents and capacities as a producer of his own wines. His choice settled on the emerging area of Montefalco and he named his estate “perticaia”, inspired by the antique term for a plough in Umbria. The main emphasis was to be on the Sagrantino grape itself, a variety whose potential, at the time, was anything but evident, but which has since proven itself to be a grape capable of giving both outstanding and highly original wines.
The Sangiovese grape has not been neglected and the Montefalco Rosso version, a Sangiovese/Sagrantino blend, is regularly one of the finest in the appellation. An eager experimenter at an age when many a contemporary is happy to watch television, Guardigli has also created, with the impressively talented winemaker of his choice, Emiliano Falsini, a classy white wine based on the previously little known Trebbiano Spoletino.