reviews
the experts' word.
Chiara Giorleo
Freelance food and wine critic. AIS lecturer and translator in the food and wine industry. WSET certified.
Ruby with medium to low transparency. The nose imposes itself with aromas of underbrush such as mushrooms and then blackberry, violet infusion, licorice, dried figs and mint in an empty glass. On the palate the tannin is still a bit astringent but counterbalanced by a nice concentration and the warm note of alcohol.
Matteo De Paoli
Wineblogger (RadioBottiglia.com), former journalist now consultant for wineries.
You never forget your first love, so they say. And the first, fantastic bottle that won me over from Tenuta di Saragano was a Montefalco Rosso. Blend: 60% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot and 15% Sgranino. Eighteen months in French barriques – second passage – and at least a year in the bottle. The result is a ruby red wine of the most elegant kind, which hits you as soon as you taste it with your nose. That’s right: you should taste it first and foremost with your nose. The evolution of the aromas is pure elegance and unique refinement. Ripe red fruits, underbrush, balsamic notes. Then the drinking ravishes: a marvel – it goes down smoothly – with a mouth that always remains fresh thanks to refined tannin. A meditative wine while not strictly for meditation, and one that can be described, in all honesty, as generous.
Andrea Petrini
Wineblogger, wine event organizer, lecturer and Ais sommelier
It elides a nice array of scents where I find black cherry in syrup, blueberry, licorice, aromatic tobacco, sweet spices. On the sip it is obviously impactful, generous in declaring itself thanks to a still vibrant tannic savoriness that together with an elegant final savory trail make this Montefalco Rosso an expressive wine and a first approach to the philosophy of Tenuta di Saragano
Data sheet
Varietal: Sangiovese 60%, Merlot 25%, Other native berry 15%.
Age of the vineyard: 25 years old
Production Area: Exclusively from Saragano Estate
Exposure: southeast 500mt above sea level.
Soil type: Limestone with presence of skeleton, Clayey.
Training system: spurred cordon
Yield per hectare: 60ql
Harvest: Manual in 25kg crates
Aging: 18 months French Barrique, 1 year in bottles
Color: Ruby red tending to garnet
Olfactory: Elegant wine with delicate hints of underbrush
Taste: Round, soft and velvety
Production: 11,000 bottles