Sagrantino di Montefalco

This is the top wine from Arnaldo Caprai, their 25th Anniversary Sagrantino di Montefalco. I tasted it at the Tre Bicchieri tasting before last year's wine fair. The last time I met the wine was at a winemaker's dinner with Marco Caprai. I had already blogged about his response to my question of cows and fertilizers. This wine was first produced in 1993 (but released in 1996) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the company. The best fruit from the vineyard from the top years (hence not produced every year) is carefully vinified before 24-26 months of barrique aging and six months of bottle aging prior to release. The wine has gone onto winning international acclaim. The wine above was a nice deep ruby with an acid fruity nose. It was soft and fruity on the palate with abundant tannins which gives structure to a nice long finish.