Description
Meditation wine intense ruby colour, in which the presence of fruity aromas, with hints of jam, dried plum, blueberry and clove, and the high polyphenolic complexity combined with a soft sweetness, lead to a long taste persistence where dark chocolate and spices are found.
Details

Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years

Pairings
- Start up year: 1962
- Oenologist: Vincenzo Pepe (consulenti Christophe Ollivier e Lorenzo Landi)
- Bottles produced: 2.500.000
- Hectares: 250


Name | Lungarotti Sagrantino Passito 0.375L 2018 |
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Type | Red organic dessert wine dessert wine |
Denomination | Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG |
Vintage | 2018 |
Size | 0,375 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Sagrantino |
Country | Italy |
Region | Umbria |
Vendor | Lungarotti |
Story | One of Umbria's oldest indigenous grape varieties, it has characteristics of great polyphenolic complexity: for this reason, it traditionally existed only in the Passito wine version. |
Climate | Exposure: South. |
Soil composition | Medium-textured, with light skeleton and clays; medium-deep, draining subsoil. |
Cultivation system | Double spurred cordon. |
Plants per hectare | 5,000. |
Yield per hectare | 4,000kg/h. |
Harvest | In mid-October with crates. Partial dehydration on the plant and subsequent drying on racks for 2 months. |
Wine making | Fermentation in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for 14 days |
Aging | Ageing in oak barrels for 18 months and 15 bottled after light filtration |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |