Azienda Agraria Scacciadiavoli
Sagrantino di Montefalco
Montefalco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Drinking beautifully! Earthy, mushroomy, macerated plums, spice, warm sandstoney notes. Rich and fully resolved. Tannins in check and a clingy, lengthy, rich and savory finish. My brother gave me this many years ago, so thanks are in order!
Drinking beautifully! Earthy, mushroomy, macerated plums, spice, warm sandstoney notes. Rich and fully resolved. Tannins in check and a clingy, lengthy, rich and savory finish. My brother gave me this many years ago, so thanks are in order!
Apr 25th, 2022
Pepper, leather, licorice / blackberry / firm tannic structure
Pepper, leather, licorice / blackberry / firm tannic structure
Jun 18th, 2018
Cherry, raspberry, cranberry, smoke, loamy earth and hints of spice. Good structure and moderate tannins.
Cherry, raspberry, cranberry, smoke, loamy earth and hints of spice. Good structure and moderate tannins.
Jan 18th, 2018Black cherry, raspberry, vanilla, plum, licorice, mossy earth and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins.
Black cherry, raspberry, vanilla, plum, licorice, mossy earth and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins.
Aug 28th, 2017
Wonderfully complex wine, still very tart after 8 years but starting to show some layers. Cranberry, dried prune, sage and an intense, but fleeting, note of concentrated blueberry.
Wonderfully complex wine, still very tart after 8 years but starting to show some layers. Cranberry, dried prune, sage and an intense, but fleeting, note of concentrated blueberry.
3 people found it helpfulNov 28th, 2016
Vintage 2012 / Ha, in a blind tasting I thought this was a Brunello. 🤨 it does not have that typical stubborness of #sagrantino that I like do much. Brown rim, shy smell with cedar, noble. So much refinement. It may be a bit atypical for #umbria but who cares?
Vintage 2012 / Ha, in a blind tasting I thought this was a Brunello. 🤨 it does not have that typical stubborness of #sagrantino that I like do much. Brown rim, shy smell with cedar, noble. So much refinement. It may be a bit atypical for #umbria but who cares?
1 person found it helpfulDec 15th, 2018
Over the course of a few hours, this wine has transformed from a pillar of austerity to a thing of beauty. A riper expression of Sagrantino, the delicacy of flavors - dried rose petal and lavender - prove a fascinating juxtaposition to the firm backbone of tannin that grows chalkier and more brittle with time in the glass. Kirsch, graphite, and rosemary.
Over the course of a few hours, this wine has transformed from a pillar of austerity to a thing of beauty. A riper expression of Sagrantino, the delicacy of flavors - dried rose petal and lavender - prove a fascinating juxtaposition to the firm backbone of tannin that grows chalkier and more brittle with time in the glass. Kirsch, graphite, and rosemary.
1 person found it helpfulApr 6th, 2018Big high-toned (not quite VA) nose with lots of deep dark fruits, on the palate slightly overripe to my taste and exhibiting a potpourri of fruits à la Zinfandel. New oak influence is profound. I want my Sagrantino back.
Big high-toned (not quite VA) nose with lots of deep dark fruits, on the palate slightly overripe to my taste and exhibiting a potpourri of fruits à la Zinfandel. New oak influence is profound. I want my Sagrantino back.
1 person found it helpfulMay 7th, 2015