2003 Sagrantino di Montefalco

Rich and powerful, this wine is suited for further ageing yet already shows a rewarding smoothness.

Tasting Notes
Deep ruby red tending to garnet; highly intense olfactory impact and persistence. A direct, fruity wine recalling notes of blackberry, red fruit jam, morello cherry, forest fruits; a slightly spicy finish. Dry, warm but tannic, quite fresh, with decisive body. The extract content gives density, and is tannic and robust but elegant. The finish is extremely persistent and has a perfect nose-flavour balance.

Food Matching
Flavoursome red meat and game dishes, especially fowl.
Serve with stewed meats, hare salmi, braised meats cooked in Sagrantino wine. Also accompanies very mature hard cheeses.

Winemaking Notes
Fermentation on skins for 23 days at 30°C.