Montefalco Sagrantino

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The Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG (formerly known as Sagrantino di Montefalco ) is a dry, red DOCG - wine from Umbria , Italy . It is made from the Sagrantino grape. The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1979 . Since 1992 he has been classified in the higher level of a DOCG. This was last updated on March 7, 2014. It is produced in the types "Secco" (dry) and " Passito " (dessert wine).

Sagrantino grape variety

generation

Wines with the name Montefalco Sagrantino are made exclusively from the red Sagrantino grape variety .

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of wines are permitted in Montefalco and in parts of the municipalities: Bevagna , Gualdo Cattaneo , Castel Ritaldi and Giano dell'Umbria (all in the province of Perugia ).

In 2016, 13,942 hectoliters of DOCG wine were produced from 413 hectares of vineyards .

description

According to the denomination:

Montefalco Sagrantino Secco

  • Color: ruby red, sometimes with purple reflections - tends to garnet red as it ripens
  • Smell: delicate, characteristic, reminiscent of blackberries
  • Taste: dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 13.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 26.0 g / l

Montefalco Sagrantino Passito

  • Color: intense ruby ​​red, sometimes with purple reflections - tends to garnet red as it ripens
  • Smell: delicate, characteristic, reminiscent of blackberries
  • Taste: lovely, harmonious, pleasant
  • Alcohol content: at least 18.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 35.0 g / l
  • Total sugar content : 80–180 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition, 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 16, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 21, 2018 (Italian).