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WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS -
“The 2005 Sagrantino di Montefalco Pagliaro has put on quite a bit of weight over the last year. Today it is a rich, Read More...
sumptuous wine that totally covers the palate with dense dark fruit. The 2005 Pagliaro is impressive in the way it achieves superb density while retaining the elements of delicate, nuanced subtlety that inform Bea’s finest wines. This is a fabulous effort from Bea.” (Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate)
$11.95
Located in one of the oldest winemaking regions in Italy, the Barberani Winery is situated along the Tiber river, right above the road from Orvieto to Todi. Combining traditional Read More...
winemaking methods with today's modern technology, Barberani is able to produce a variety of wines that fully express the terroir of central Italy. Created from Sangiovese and Montepulciano, this medium bodied red is fruit-forward and lightly herbaceous. Bold notes of strawberry, blueberry and violet are backed by hints of cinnamon and clove that follow through to the finish. Enjoy this wine with classic Umbrian entrees, like spit-roasted red meat, game, or hearty pasta dishes.
$21.99
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - “The 2007 Sagrantino di Montefalco is a huge hulking wine bursting with masses of dark fruit that manage to mostly cover the Read More...
Sagrantino tannins. It shows marvelous balance in a full-throttle, opulent style. There is marvelous intensity in the glass as the wine builds towards the imposing yet beautifully balanced, utterly radiant finish, where varietal notes become more prominent. The 2007 Sagrantino is a great introduction for readers who are new to the grape, although this is one of the more exuberant expressions on the market. Colpetrone gave the Sagrantino 18 months in mid-size French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027.”
About 6 months ago we were looking for a Sagrantino that didn’t break the bank when we heard the good news—Colpetrone lowered their prices in the US by almost half. Sagrantino di Montefalco, from Italy’s Umbria region, remains fairly rare, but these wines will easily rival Brunello for ageability and complexity, depth and power. Just last week we tasted the Colpetrone again at the annual Gamberro Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” event in San Francisco. Only the top award winners are allowed to pour at the event—about 400 wines out of 40,000+ the Gamberro Rosso tastes each year. Needless to say, The “Tre Bicchieri” is a peerless event for top tier Italian wines. But even in this select company of great (and often expensive) wines, the Colpetrone Sagrantino stayed with us and stood out as one of the best of the best. What started as a tasty find to fill a need in our Italian section has grown to a true staff favorite.
About 6 months ago we were looking for a Sagrantino that didn’t break the bank when we heard the good news—Colpetrone lowered their prices in the US by almost half. Sagrantino di Montefalco, from Italy’s Umbria region, remains fairly rare, but these wines will easily rival Brunello for ageability and complexity, depth and power. Just last week we tasted the Colpetrone again at the annual Gamberro Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” event in San Francisco. Only the top award winners are allowed to pour at the event—about 400 wines out of 40,000+ the Gamberro Rosso tastes each year. Needless to say, The “Tre Bicchieri” is a peerless event for top tier Italian wines. But even in this select company of great (and often expensive) wines, the Colpetrone Sagrantino stayed with us and stood out as one of the best of the best. What started as a tasty find to fill a need in our Italian section has grown to a true staff favorite.
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We sell a lot of this wine year in and year out and it continues to impress staff and customers alike. Even older vintages surprise as the Barberanis make serious white wine at very Read More...
affordable prices that will age when cellared. As Orvieto goes, they produce one of the best and we couldn’t omit it from our top wines listing this year.
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
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WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS - "The 2005 Montefalco Rosso Riserva Pipparello is a rock star wine. This powerful, intense red emerges with generous dark cherries, plums, licorice, Read More...
smoke and leather. The late harvest in 2005 resulted in an extraordinarily complete wine blessed with tons of pedigree. The 2005 Pipparello is 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and 15% Sagrantino. The wine saw 42 days of contact on the skins and was aged for a year in stainless steel followed by two years in cask. Simply put, it is magnificent! Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025."
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Rosso de Veo is a selection of the Bea estate's younger Sagrantino vines, principally from the "Cerrete" vineyard which graces the highest point in Montefalco, between 1300 and 1500 Read More...
feet above sea level. The soil is clay and limestone infused with small pebbles from an ancient riverbed. This wine is vinified in a similar fashion to the single vineyard Sagrantino with a long cuvaison which extends forty to fifty days. The wine is then aged one year in stainless steel tanks, two years in large oak barrels and another year in bottle before release. The wine is not filtered. 2005 is the first year this exclusively Sagrantino-based cuvée was created.
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Perticaia, located in the heart of Montefalco in Umbria, is the source of some of central Italy's best wines. This family estate draws its inspiration not only from Read More...
the past (Perticaia means "plow" in Etruscan) but from the future, employing both natural and modern techniques to craft wines that are dazzling in their complexity, flavor profile and structure. This delicious Umbria Rosso-a blend of Sangiovese, Colorino, and Merlot-is fresh and juicy while tantalizingly long and complex. An amazing value that simply begs for pasta or porchetta.
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