Montefalco Sagrantino
DOCG | |
Year established | 1992 |
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Country | Italy |
Part of | Umbria |
Other regions in Umbria | Montefalco |
Climate region | III |
Heat units | 1,722 °C (3,132 °F) GDD |
Size of planted vineyards | 415 hectares (1,030 acres)[1] |
Grapes produced | Sagrantino |
Wine produced | 10,490 hectolitres (231,000 imp gal; 277,000 US gal)[1] |
Montefalco Sagrantino (also Sagrantino di Montefalco before 2009) is a style of
History
For a long time, the Sagrantino grape variety was only used for making Montefalco Sagrantino
Styles
There are two DOCG styles made, a modern secco (dry) wine that makes up the majority of production, and a more traditional passito sweet dessert wine style.
Montefalco Sagrantino Secco
Under
Montefalco Sagrantino Passito
Passito (sweet wine) is a more traditional Italian dried straw wine style. Montefalco Sagrantino Passito DOCG must also be made only from 100% Sagrantino grapes from within the same defined area as the secco DOCG, the bunches dried in air for at least two months to reduce the water content and thus concentrate the juice produced from pressing. The fermentation must occur in contact with the grape skins, which results in a sweet style wine but with intense flavours and a high concentration of tannins. The wine must be aged for a minimum of 37 months, but there is no requirement for oak aging.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG". Italian Wine Central. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
Data from 2017.
- ^ a b Karlsson, P; Karlsson, B (17 August 2015). "Why The Next Wine In Your Wine Cellar Should Be A Sagrantino Di Montefalco". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG". Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG (PDF) (booklet), Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco, retrieved 31 July 2017