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(April 2023) …<\/strong><\/em> I absolutely love the way the PR company (Miriade & Partners) puts these days of Montefalco together. Day one is a choice between a half dozen pre-set schedules, which include lunch and dinner. In my opinion, day one should be easy – you’ve just arrived and it is time to get your bearings in a new locale. They make it easy and should be commended. Below are the list of impressive wines tasted (and by extension the places I visited) during this pre-set visit.<\/p>\n Wineries: Lungarotti, Bocale, Alzatura, Terre di San Felice and Tabarrini.<\/strong><\/p>\n Lungarotti (Rubesco) 2018 Vigna Monticchio Riserva (Torgiano) <\/em><\/span> Lungarotti 2017 Passito <\/em><\/span> Lungarotti 2018 San Giorgio (Super Umbrian)<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n Bocale 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino Bocale 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino – Ennio<\/em><\/span> Bocale 2020 Montefalco Rosso<\/em><\/span> Terre di San Felice 2022 Trebbiano Spoletino<\/em><\/span> Terre di San Felice 2020 Montefalco Rosso<\/em><\/span> Terre di San Felice 2018 Montefalco Rosso Riserva<\/em><\/span> Terre di San Felice 2019 Montefalco Rosso<\/em><\/span> Terre di San Felice 2019 Sagrantino Vinum Dei Terre di San Felice 2019 Passito<\/span> <\/p>\n Tabarrini 2018 Colle Grimaldesco<\/em><\/span> Tabarrini 2018 Colle alle Macchie<\/em><\/span> Tabarrini 2019 Il Bisbetico Domato<\/em><\/span> (April 2023) … I absolutely love the way the PR company (Miriade & Partners) puts these days of Montefalco together. Day one is a choice between a half dozen pre-set schedules, which include lunch and dinner. In my opinion, day one should be easy – you’ve just arrived and it is time to get your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Lungarotti](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_4.jpg\")
Lungarotti 2021 Il Bio<\/em><\/span>
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
This is supposed to be a younger, fresher version of Sagrantino. Notes of cough drop along with black and blue berry; good acidity but still has some aggressiveness of tannins. (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sangiovese)<\/em>
From the Torgiano area, and considered Lungarotti’s most important wine overall in their portfolio. Single vineyard located in the highest of the region: 15 hectares, 12 planted. Elegant and sour-cranberry fruit with nice spice from the fruit and the wood. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Figs and dates soaked in spiced-honey. (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(50 \/ 50 – Cabernet Sauvignon – Sangiovese)<\/em>
This wine is aged in French oak: darker fruit with an elegant structure and well developed flavours. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_10.jpg\")
Bocale 2022 Spoletino<\/em><\/span>
(Trebbiano Spoletini)<\/em>
Nice and fresh with grapefruit and pineapple notes plus there’s a little peach pit on the finish. Gets better with each sip. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Bocale](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_6a.jpg\")
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(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Very approachable and tasty with smoky, cocoa, blackberry, cassis and a hint of leather; plus other dark fruits swing in and out with each sip. Some licorice and subtle dark candy undertones also make an appearance. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em> – limited edition
Not only is this wine aged in wood for two years, but most of the work (punch downs, etc.) are done by current owner’s (Valentino) father (Ennio) – which is from whom the wine takes its name. Blackberry and black smoke that packs quite the tannin punch – this one needs time and lots of it. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(70% Sangiovese \/ 15% Merlot \/ 10% Sagrantino \/ 5% Colorino)<\/em>
Nice red fruit notes with smoke, cassis and mocha all playing a role. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Alzatura](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_13.jpg\")
Tenuta Alzatura 2020 Biano – Aria di Casa<\/em><\/span>
(Trebbiano Spoletini)<\/em>
Although the white wine spends 6 months in a mix of new (30%) and older (70%) “larger” oak; it has a lovely lightness and freshness with some salty qualities; delicate notes of peach with pineapple on the nose. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Trebbiano Spoletini)<\/em>
This winery started in 2010 and produces some 8-to-9000 bottles per year. This Spoletini is salty with notes of yellow grapefruit pith. (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(65% Sangiovese \/ 25% Merlot \/ 10% Sagrantino)<\/em>
Quite sippable and approachable with some tannin bite. (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(65% Sangiovese \/ 20% Merlot \/ 15% Sagrantino)<\/em>
See note above, the similarities suggest a house-style. Adds in licorice and mocha to the mix, which is significantly smokier than its predecessor. (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Cocoa powder and smoke with blackberry tannins and blueberry grit – tannins are aggressive, but I’ve had worse. (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Vinum](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_14.jpg\")
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(Sagrantino)<\/em>
A small portion is aged in Anfor (12), Tonneau (12) and then all goes into bottle (4) minimum (months) – all numbers reported are in months. The fruit is very forward on sip one, while the tannins show up on sip 3, dry and dense. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Smooth and silky with an herbal core that makes it much more interesting and seems to keep it from being too sweet; one of the nicest Passitos tasted through the entire trip. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day_One_Montefalco_20a.jpg\")
Tabarrini 2018 Camp alla Cerqua<\/em><\/span>
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Tabarrini is all about the single vineyard experience of Sagrantino, forgoing the idea of Riserva – this makes the wine much more interesting: Juicy and fruit forward with good acidity and tannin punch. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Red fruit dominated, nice acidity, long finish with some big alcohol detected on both the nose and palate – but, it’s still a delicious wine. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
Dusty, acidic, tannins are there, but well managed, there’s a nice richness to this wine. (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n
(Sagrantino)<\/em>
This is the newest “cru” for Tabarrini, it spends 12 months on the skins, 2 years in wooden barrels and a long time aging in bottle. Grapes come from a portion of the vineyard used for the Colle alle Macchie. This is to be the fourth “cru” from the winery, and there is something about it we can’t be told right away (one day). This is a very pretty and floral wine with dusty and smoky notes, plus blackberry and cassis. Round finish. Very mouth pleasing. (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20230418_091828731.jpg\")
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