Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1962
- Oenologist: Vincenzo Pepe (consulenti Christophe Ollivier e Lorenzo Landi)
- Bottles produced: 2.500.000
- Hectares: 250
| Name | Lungarotti Montefalco Rosso 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Montefalco DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 60% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Vendor | Lungarotti |
| Story | According to Italian law, the princely variety of the Montefalco area can only be labelled on Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG wines but not on the other DOC wines of the area, and is therefore not listed alongside Sangiovese and Merlot in this card. Label: Tenuta di Montefalco design. In the foreground the falcon, symbol of Montefalco, which was so named by Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, who loved to stop here to hunt falcons. |
| Origin | Torgiano (PG) |
| Climate | Exposure: South-West. |
| Soil composition | Medium-textured soil with light skeleton; medium-deep draining subsoil. |
| Cultivation system | Double spurred cordon |
| Plants per hectare | 4000-5000 |
| Yield per hectare | 90 q. |
| Harvest | Sangiovese and Merlot harvested in early September. |
| Wine making | Fermentation in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for 28 days. |
| Aging | Followed by 12 months in barriques and 30 hl barrels, then about 1 year in bottle before release. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

