Sagrantino

Sagrantino is one of the best autochthonous Italian red wine grape varieties.

She comes from Umbria and delivers heavy, powerful red wines with plenty of tannin and extract. The most important thing the Sagrantino extends from Collemancio (village of Montefalco ) in the north to Assisi, Montefalco and Spoleto in the south. In the 1990s, almost 157 hectares under vine were collected. Recommended is their cultivation in the province of Perugia.

The most important wines are the simpler, powerful Rosso di Montefalco and the complex, excellent storable, sometimes in youth strongly tannic Sagrantino di Montefalco. Best qualities can be ripened and stored for up to 25 years before they are marketed.

There is also a sweet version, the Sagrantino raisin wine, which reminds with a subtle sweetness and Alkoholgradationen of at least 14 volume percent something to mature port wines. To this end, the grapes are dried like raisins on wooden racks.

Leading producers are Arnaldo Caprai in Montefalco, Colpetrone in Gualdo Cattaneo and the Fattoria Colle allodole in Bevagna.

See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms: Sagrantino di Montefalco Sagrantino rosso

Ethnicity: old vine, allegedly brought by monks from Asia Minor to Italy.