Montefalco Rosso

Umbria · Italy·Vintage 2019

Certified organic

Critics

92James Suckling · 2019

Tasting note

Intense ruby red. The bouquet is fresh and vinous with an aroma of wild berries, raspberries and blueberries. The taste is full and mildly tannic Organic

The wine

Grape: Sangiovese 70%, other local Montefalco red varieties 30%
Style: Red
Size: 750ml
Serve at: 16–18°C
Drink: Ageing potential 5–8 years (producer)

Vinification: Hand-harvested in September and October. Temperature-controlled vinification with 10–15 days' skin maceration.
Ageing: 12 months in steel tanks and wooden barrels, then 6 months in bottle.
Food pairing: Hearty soups, pasta with meat ragù, mature cheeses, grilled red meats

The producer

Perticaia

Montefalco, Umbriaapprox. 50 ha of vineyardperticaia.it

Perticaia - an old Umbrian word for the plough - is the Becca family's estate at Casale, Montefalco, with about 50 hectares of vines planted to Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Colorino, Trebbiano Spoletino and Grechetto. The first wine was the 2003 Sagrantino, made from a single bunch per vine. The estate describes itself as an organic farm that is a model for the territory, and its Sagrantino has won Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri for the 2004-2011 vintages.

Montefalco, Umbria