Description
Colour: intense ruby red, impenetrable, with remarkable concentration.
Aroma: rich, bramble jelly, figs and dried apricot, candied orange peel, balsamic and charred notes, vanilla, cinnamon, bitter chocolate, coffee.
Taste: The contrast between sweetness and tannin content fully represents the ancient tradition of Montefalco vinification. The wine is well-balanced, lingering, full-bodied. Very leisurely, well-orchestrated and not cloying.
Food matches: Lamb, aged cheese, dark bitter chocolate, tart made with our marmalade of Sagrantino grapes.
Real production: 20.000 bottles
Grapes: Sagrantino
Grape harvest: Hand picking during the 3rd ten days of October
Selection of bunches and grapes: Hand selection through three vibrating tables
Drying process: Trellis and crates
Ageing: Stainless steel vat, cask and glass for 4 years
Ageing potential: 10-15 years
Alcohol content: 14,5% alc./vol.
Serving temperature: 16° – 18° C