Winery NapoliniMontefalco Sagrantino Passito
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Montefalco Sagrantino Passito of Winery Napolini in the region of Umbria often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Napolini's Montefalco Sagrantino Passito.
Discover the grape variety: Sacy
Lively, taut dry whites with a pale hue, a lean palate and sharp acidity, with discreet aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers and mineral notes. Ideal profile for sparkling wine bases thanks to preserved acidity. Traditional component of Crémant de Bourgogne AOC and Saint-Pourçain AOC in Auvergne. Native French variety from the Yonne (northern Burgundy) and Allier, signature of Burgundian sparkling wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Montefalco Sagrantino Passito from Winery Napolini are 0, 2008
Informations about the Winery Napolini
The Winery Napolini is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
