This is 100% Sagrantino from the heart of Italy (Umbria). Deep garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, spice and slight anise. Medium bodied. Good acidity. Soft tannins. On the palate, this has nice black cherry fruit with some underlying char. Crisp. Long finish. This is better with some food to cut the acidity. Pasta is classic. Drink over the next fie to eight years.
This is a blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Sagrantino. Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries and an interesting black olive note. Medium bodied. Light tannins. Very good acidity. On the palate black cherries and cherries. Nice depth. This seems to be about at peak and should be at that level for another seven to ten years. Nice on its own, but a bit better with food. This is a great choice for a "Pizza" wine.
This is a blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Sagrantino. An excellent value. Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. Medium bodied. Excellent acidity. The palate has cherries, some black cherries and slight mocha. Some depth. Light tannins. This is drinking well now and may improve a bit. It will make excellent drinking over the next eight to ten years. This will work great with pizza or pasta.
This is a blend of 65% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, and 20% Merlot from Umbria in Italy. It is an excellent value that is just starting to hit its drinking window. Deep ruby in color. The nose has black cherries, plums, a bit of dry earth and char. On the palate, this mostly about cherries with a bit of chocolate. Medium bodied with good acidity, this is not a big wine but there is plenty of fruit. It unwinds in the glass and shows moderated depth and complexity. Good finish. This is about or close to peak but should has another ten years at this level. It will work well with pasta
This is one of the better values in Montefalco Sagrantino. While it may not be as good as some of the very expensive options, it is still an outstanding wine. At age 12, this bottle is just about at prime. The vintage, 2011, was good but not great, so this is a nice wine to see how well one likes mature Sagrantino. Purple in color with slight browning. The nose has black cherries, char, vanilla and spices. Medium bodied. Silky tannins. On the palate, black cherries, dried cherries and wisps of smoke. Moderate finish. This drinks easy and is probably better with food at this point
