Winery Cantine CollesoleMelanzio Montefalco Sagrantino Passito
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantine Collesole's Melanzio Montefalco Sagrantino Passito.
Discover the grape variety: Pamid
Light, lightly coloured reds for early drinking with a clear ruby robe, soft tannins, airy palate and moderate acidity; simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, strawberry) and discrete floral notes. Classic Balkan thirst-quencher. A historic pillar of Bulgarian table wines, less planted today but preserved in southern Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Ancient indigenous black grape of Bulgaria.
Informations about the Winery Cantine Collesole
The Winery Cantine Collesole is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Montefalco Sagrantino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montefalco Sagrantino
Umbrian DOCG around Montefalco (Perugia, DOC 1979, DOCG 1992): signature Sagrantino exclusively as ruling red (100%) — inky purple robe almost black at the centre, dense and full-bodied profile with brooding dark red fruits, plum, cinnamon and damp earth, tannins among the highest in the world (≥Tannat and Aglianico). Dry or sweet Passito. 37 months min ageing (12 in oak), exceptional longevity, thick skins rich in polyphenols.
The wine region of Umbria
"Green heart" of Italy, cradle of Sagrantino: exceptional tannic red in Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, dense and concentrated with notes of blackberry, candied plum, liquorice, spice and leather, powerful tannins and long ageing. Suppler Sangiovese in blends, Cabernet and Merlot in Torgiano DOCG. Orvieto whites based on Grechetto and Trebbiano, full and almondy, from dry to sweet Muffato. ~13,000 ha between Tuscany and Lazio.
The word of the wine: Mou
Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.
