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Sagrantino di Montefalco · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Sagrantino
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sagrantino di Montefalco
- Appellation
- Sagrantino di Montefalco
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
game meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses · hearty stews
Rated vintages
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201088 pts
Aromas include blackberry compote, game, overripe plum and allspice. The dense palate offers cassis, blueberry extract, black pepper and licorice alongside astringent tannins. The heat of alcohol shows on the midpalate.
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200989 pts
This brooding wine opens with balsamic aromas of eucalyptus and leather, along with whiffs of freshly turned soil and plum. The palate offers up ripe black cherry, white pepper and the warmth of evident alcohol. It also has massive, astringent tannins. Drink after 2019.
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200890 pts
This opens with aromas of prune, fig, raisin and espresso. The palate offers ripe blackberry, cherry, and black pepper layered with intense mint, thyme and licorice sensations. It's young but well balanced, with just enough freshness to support the bracing tannins.
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200687 pts
A touch of strawberry jam at the outset suggests that the fruit came out of the vineyard a little on the overripe side. Plum, cherry and blackberry preserves are backed by spice and rock solid astringency that is characteristic of Sagrantino.