Sacrantino

Montefalco

sagrantino

denominazione di origine controllata e garantita

soil type

The single Pietrauta vineyard has sedimentary soil.

Exposure East, South-East.

Alt. 280 meters a.s.l.

 

grape varieties

100% Sagrantino.

 

yield

Grapes 55 q. per ha

Wine 35 hl per ha

Vines 4500 per ha

 

harvest period

Second half of October.

 

harvest method

Manual in small crates.

 

vinification

Fermentation on the skins for 8 days. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Elevation in 26 hl Austrian oak cask for 24 months, followed by 9-12 months in stainless steel tanks. The bottled wine is aged in the cellar for twelve months.

 

serving suggestion

Beef stew with buckweath polenta, or slow cooked calf “guanciale” As your granny used to cheer you up: porcini mushroom and sausage risotto.