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Tabarrini Sagrantino di Montefalco Colle Alle Macchie DOCG 2015
Tabarrini Sagrantino di Montefalco Colle Alle Macchie DOCG 2015
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- 92POINTS VinousAntonio Galloni
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Food pairings
- Beef
- Game
- Lamb
- Braised dishes
- Hard cheese
Try it with
- Osso buco
- Grilled entrecôte
- Game ragout
Sagrantino is one of the world's most tannin-rich grapes, and this single-vineyard wine is powerful, dark and warm with a full 15.5% alcohol. This means you should meet it with equally rich dishes, where fat and protein soften the pronounced tannins, while the wine's structure in turn cuts through the richness. Choose slow-braised and grilled meats with deep, full-bodied sauces, and feel free to finish with a mature, hard cheese that embraces the wine's power. Avoid fish and soft cheeses, as the tannins here quickly turn metallic and harsh.
Taste profile
DrySweet
LightFull-bodied
Subtle fruitPronounced fruit
Low acidityHigh acidity
SoftTannic
Product details
Country
Italy
Region
Umbria
Vintage
2015
Classification
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
Grapes
Sagrantino
Bottle size
75 cl
Alcohol
15.5%
Cork type
Cork
About the wine
Another single field pig.
Macchie are two small fields located 480 meters above sea level. Total area is 3.3 ha. The soil is lime and limestone.
The fields face south and east. Giampaolo uses only the south-facing part (1. ha) for this wine, and it yields only 1,515 bottles.
The canes planted in 1997. 1113 days on a 12.5 hl. Garbelotto cask, followed by 18 months in bottle.
Critic reviews
92Antonio Galloni
Vinous
The 2015 Montefalco Sagrantino Colle alle Macchie wafts up dusty and darkly floral as crushed wild berries, sage and leather gain lift through a hint of cedar shavings. There’s a cool-toned feel within, and silky textures that usher in mineral-tinged black fruits, savory herbs and a bitter twang of salted licorice. Violet florals emerge through the finale over a saturation of grippy tannins lasting for well over a minute, but youthfully clenching to the very end. Those gruff Sagrantino tannins currently dominate the 2015 Colle alle Macchie, which will require many years of cellaring to come fully into focus.
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