Montefalco Sagrantino Passito

DOC

Sweet wine made from semi-dried grapes. The traditional version of Montefalco Sagrantino. The name derives from the Latin “sacer”: a holy wine destined for consumption during the Christian festivals.

Grape varietal
Sagrantino 100%

First vintage
1979

Harvest
At the end of September, the grapes are hand-picked and placed in crates in single layers. The bunches most suited for drying are specially selected.

Drying method
On crates for about two months

Vinification
Vinification using gravity feed thanks to the two levels of the cellar. Fermentation in contact with the skins is done at a low temperature.

Ageing
In large oak barrels for at least one year. Then a long bottle ageing.

Tasting notes
Rich ruby tending towards garnet in colour. Rich and complex to the nose, with notes of cherries, wild berry jam, candied citrus peel and spices. To the taste it’s an amazing wine, where it begins sweet and then gives way to a fresh finish with an aromatic persistence to the nose.

Accompanies
It can be enjoyed with red fruit tarts, biscuits, gianduja chocolate and mature cheeses.

Serving temperature
16°C (60.8°F).

Size
375 mL

Alcohol
2015 vintage: 14,5%

CONTIENE SOLFITI – CONTAINS SULFITES

Technical sheet

Characterized by warm temperatures throughout the whole season and by a lower production than average. Early harvest.

Characterised by a cool and rainy spring that led to a phenological lag of about 10 days. During the summer there were average temperature and a dry weather, then in September and October we had northern winds which made the climate cool, dry and with a really low humidity, helpful for a healthy ripeness of grapes.

A well balanced vintage throughout the whole year. Beginning of summer has been rather cool and rainy. Then the season has been characterized by a warm and dry weater until October.

Characterised by a rainy spring that held to a lag in phenological phases. Summer has been rather cool until mid August. Subsequently until mid-October there were higher temperatures and a dry weather which allowed optimal ripeness of the grapes.

Spring and first part of summer were characterised by a wide temperature range and few rains, so the ripening process was slow and irregular. Since the end of August and through the month of September climate has been dry and warm, with considerable temperature gap between night and day.

It’s been a dry vintage throughout the year, with few rains. Winter and spring were rather dry, but while winter was cold, in spring we had a mild weather even if there were occasional frosts between April and May. Summer has been warmer than average and really dry. The final part of ripening process in September and October has been optimal thanks to a cool weather, good temperature gap between night and day and just the right amount of rain.