Riserva Montefalco Rosso

Big captivating aromas of roast beef with horse sweat and saddle nose. Spice and iron compounds the palate. I was concerned it might be past it’s prime at age 26 but fine structure and black cherry fruit is still at the fore. That said, time to drink up.

Still very youthful at 8 years old

Elegant wine. Lots of finesse and acidity. Can't miss with Caprai.

Nose of potting soil
Black berry, nail polish remover, pepper, dark chocolate shavings, bell pepper, forest leaves, blueberry.

Palate: dense and upfront big with tannin grip. Sediment pretty heavy. I let it open, tasting over a few hours hoping it would blossom. Fresh more than dried out fruits. It's not rounded out. Just fractured with everything sticking out by itself. Short finish. I wanted to love this... 2006 drank in 2020

A nice example of Montefalco. Sturdy, high tannins, acidic, but stays balanced. Albeit in an ”aggressive” manner. Stone fruit. Plus wood? Or some herbs?

Sangiovese took me for a trip! Breathing room allowed the complexities to shine. Big! Relatively smooth, easy on the nose from beginning to end.

A very big wine, decant an hour before drinking, as with any of these Montefalco beauties! Well worth the trip to the vineyard 🇮🇹

Procured from Roma, consumed in Lisboa.

smells like gasoline and sharpies (???) but weirdly also like those him/brombeer bonbons? tastes a little like them as well for a brief moment (or maybe I’m just really craving them). a fun energy spike at first sip, but this would be the hare in the hare vs. the tortoise.

Very tannic and could use another 10 years.