描述
品種： Sangiovese, Montepulciano grapes and grapes from the historic native Montefalco vine,
產區：Umbria IGT
This wine is sourced from the San Valentino vineyard in Montefalco the soil of which is dominated by clay. The vineyard is at 1300 feet altitude. The composition of the Montefalco Rosso is 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino and 15% Montepulciano, all from a 50-year old vineyard containing the constituent grapes. Harvest usually occurs in the final ten days of October. Bea puts all the dry reds through extensive cuvaison. In this instance, the wine usually macerates for approximately 30 days before being racked and prepared for the malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged for 12 months in stainless steel, 24 months in large oak barrels, 12 in bottles.
This is a blend of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Montepulciano and 15% Sagrantino fermented with ambient yeasts and on the skins for 46 days before going into steel tank for eight months and eventually into oak casks for 40 months. This wine actually started off as a Montefalco Rosso, but it was failed by the appellation tasting commission in 2006. Giampiero Bea decided to remove it from the denomination altogether and named the wine after one of Umbria’s most celebrated religious figures, Saint Valentine. This hot-vintage expression reveals dark fruit, spiciness from the grape skins and earthy aromas. It is a full-bodied red with lots of Umbrian oomph and power (with a contained 14% alcohol content).
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