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Collepiano Sagrantino di Montefalco

9.0298 ratings
9.052 pro ratings
Montefalco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Sagrantino
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Rebecca Hopkins

PR Folio Fine Wine Partners

9.0

Brimming with intense aromas of black fruits, spice. Palate is intense with blocky structured tannins, and unending length. Needs time and has structure to go the distance

Brimming with intense aromas of black fruits, spice. Palate is intense with blocky structured tannins, and unending length. Needs time and has structure to go the distance

3 people found it helpfulAug 19th, 2014
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9.3

Darkly alluring notes of plum and cherry sauce give way to balsamic spices and hints of mocha as the 2016 Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano blossoms in the glass. This is a deeply textural yet youthfully dense and poised expression, a wave of ripe black fruits, encased in a web of minerals, coasting along a core of brisk acids. Cooling hints of mint add lift through the massively structured finale, where sweet tobacco, baker’s chocolate and currants linger incredibly long. This is a towering yet sleek vintage of Collepiano that will enjoy a long life, though it will require a number of years to come fully into focus. (Eric Guido, Vinous, August 2021)

Darkly alluring notes of plum and cherry sauce give way to balsamic spices and hints of mocha as the 2016 Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano blossoms in the glass. This is a deeply textural yet youthfully dense and poised expression, a wave of ripe black fruits, encased in a web of minerals, coasting along a core of brisk acids. Cooling hints of mint add lift through the massively structured finale, where sweet tobacco, baker’s chocolate and currants linger incredibly long. This is a towering yet sleek vintage of Collepiano that will enjoy a long life, though it will require a number of years to come fully into focus. (Eric Guido, Vinous, August 2021)

1 person found it helpfulAug 19th, 2021
Andrew Lohse

Spicy red fruit / blackberry, light vanilla, smoke, and a touch of tar / hugely extracted

Spicy red fruit / blackberry, light vanilla, smoke, and a touch of tar / hugely extracted

1 person found it helpfulOct 9th, 2019
Bryce Wiatrak

A spicy, inky Sagrantino from one of Umbria’s most iconic producers. Despite the intense tannic breadth, there’s a suaveness to the texture, especially as the wine opens up. Ripe flavors of red plum and raspberry liqueur expand on the mid-palate, greeted by wilted sweet herbs and a stony bitterness. Fleshy, yet structured and lingering.

A spicy, inky Sagrantino from one of Umbria’s most iconic producers. Despite the intense tannic breadth, there’s a suaveness to the texture, especially as the wine opens up. Ripe flavors of red plum and raspberry liqueur expand on the mid-palate, greeted by wilted sweet herbs and a stony bitterness. Fleshy, yet structured and lingering.

1 person found it helpfulApr 6th, 2018
Brian S

Nose: red cherry, raspberry, stewed fruit, orange zest, dried pineapple, forest floor, black olive, balsamic vinegar, tomato leaf.
Palate: red cherry, rhubarb, raspberry, black currant. Medium plus acidity, super dry.

Nose: red cherry, raspberry, stewed fruit, orange zest, dried pineapple, forest floor, black olive, balsamic vinegar, tomato leaf.
Palate: red cherry, rhubarb, raspberry, black currant. Medium plus acidity, super dry.

1 person found it helpfulMar 3rd, 2018
Daron Watson

potpourri, licorice, lavender & violets, raspberry, blueberry, rum spice cake, Chinese five spice

potpourri, licorice, lavender & violets, raspberry, blueberry, rum spice cake, Chinese five spice

1 person found it helpfulJan 7th, 2016
Daron Watson

blackberry, plum & fig, hoisin sauce, violets & licorice ~ Black Forest & rum cake, mocha & high cacao content tannins ~ paired well with a Mediterranean herb rubbed steak!

blackberry, plum & fig, hoisin sauce, violets & licorice ~ Black Forest & rum cake, mocha & high cacao content tannins ~ paired well with a Mediterranean herb rubbed steak!

Jan 11th, 2017
Sassodoro

2003. Concentrated strawberries & cherries. Tannic & powerful. Dense & chewy. Not my usual style, but I like this.

2003. Concentrated strawberries & cherries. Tannic & powerful. Dense & chewy. Not my usual style, but I like this.

Nov 20th, 2016
Kevin Ortzman

Dark jam, licorice and tight tannins - made to age!

Dark jam, licorice and tight tannins - made to age!

Oct 27th, 2016
Juan Munoz-Oca

2-8 (my 2)

2-8 (my 2)

Aug 1st, 2016