Saturday, January 2, 2016
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - below € 10 - Tasting
Terre de la Custodia, Duca Odoardo, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, 2008
PAM Supermarket: 9.99 € (Dec 2015)
Region: Umbria
Grape: 100% Sagrantino
Alchol: 14.5%
Ageing: in barriques for 12-15 months, in the bottle for 6-8 month
Color: Very intense ruby red with purple overtones.
Bouquet: Complex and decisive, characterized by its notes of blackberry, raspberry and spice.
Flavor: Very persistent on the palate, it is a full-bodied, well-structured wine, warm and soft.
Terre de Trinci, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, 2010
PAM Supermarket: 5.99 € (Dec 2015)
Region: Umbria
Grape: 100% Sagrantino
Alchol: 13.5%
Ageing: 12 months in barrique 6 months in the bottle
Color: ruby red, intense colour
Bouquet: rich and persistent to the nose, small wild berries and lightly spiced.
Flavor: full and robust, deep and velvety in the mouth
Cantine dell’Alunno, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, 2008
Penny Market: 6.49 €
this wine is bottled by Terre de Trinci winery, should be a private label for Penny Market, I suppose same characteristics of the above Terre de Trinci Montefalco Sagrantino since there is no mention on their website