22 editor-picked estates growing Sangiovese in Umbria.
Where to taste Sangiovese in Umbria: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Founded in 1971 at the foot of Montefalco, the estate that pushed Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG toward international recognition, with Michel Rolland consulting on the cellar programme.
Tasting: Vertical tastings, guided vineyard tours, cellar visits and tailor-made experiences by reservation.
Tip: The 25 Anni bottling marks the estate's anniversary vintage, a dry Sagrantino built for extended cellar ageing.
Antonelli family estate since 1883 on a single 190-hectare property overlooking Montefalco, certified organic since 2009, known for single-vineyard Sagrantino and a Trebbiano Spoletino revival programme.
Tasting: Guided tours, wine tastings, cellar visits and truffle hunts, with the Casale Antonelli agriturismo on site.
Tip: Chiusa di Pannone and Molino dell'Attone are the single-vineyard Sagrantino bottlings worth asking for by name.
Family estate at Arquata near Bevagna farming about 20 hectares of a 30-hectare property, producing Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG alongside Grechetto and a handful of international varieties.
Tasting: Estate visits Monday to Saturday, 9:30-12:30 and 14:30-18:00, closed Sunday; booking via the estate's experiences page.
Tip: Visit hours run to 18:00 on weekdays; Sunday needs advance booking.
Family estate at Cannara between Torgiano and Montefalco, a member of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco producing Montefalco Rosso DOC and the local Vernaccia di Cannara alongside Sangiovese.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00, Saturday 9:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:30, Sunday by appointment.
Tip: Cannara sits in the Colli Martani zone rather than inside Montefalco proper, worth combining with a Cannara onion-country stop.
Family-run estate on the San Marco hillside above Montefalco with more than 70 years of history, producing Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG and Montefalco Rosso DOC alongside an on-site agriturismo.
Tasting: Monday to Saturday 10:00-18:00, Sunday by reservation; the estate also runs the Il Grappolo e la Rosa agriturismo.
Tip: The estate references biodynamic method in its farming without claiming formal certification.
Gualdo Cattaneo estate of 63 hectares with 35 under Sagrantino, operated by Tenute del Cerro within the Unipol Group, bottling dry Sagrantino DOCG, Passito DOCG and Montefalco Rosso DOC.
Tasting: Paid tasting experiences from EUR45 to EUR75, booked through the Tenute del Cerro estate page.
Tip: Memoira and Sacer are the flagship dry Sagrantino bottlings; O di Colpetrone is the entry Montefalco Rosso.
Founded in 1884 by Prince Ugo Boncompagni-Ludovisi and owned by the Pambuffetti family since 1954, one of the oldest Sagrantino estates, farming 35 of 130 hectares and producing around 250,000 bottles a year.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 9:00-18:00, Saturday 10:00-18:00, Sunday by reservation only.
Tip: The estate takes its name from a 19th-century exorcist from the neighbouring hamlet.
Sixteen-hectare Montefalco estate begun in the early 1990s by the Guardigli family, with just over 7 hectares of Sagrantino alongside Sangiovese, Colorino, Trebbiano Spoletino and Grechetto.
Tasting: Reception and tasting bookings run through the estate's dedicated visit portal.
Tip: The vineyard mix is unusually precise and published: roughly 7 ha Sagrantino, 4 ha Sangiovese, 2 ha Colorino, 2 ha Trebbiano Spoletino, 1 ha Grechetto.
Four-generation Perugia family producer with two sites: a Colli Perugini DOC home estate at Pila and a Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG vineyard trading as Le Mura Saracene.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at the Pila (Perugia) home estate; the Montefalco vineyard trades under the Le Mura Saracene label.
Tip: L'Arringatore is a Sangiovese-Merlot-Ciliegiolo blend from the Colli Perugini home estate.
Bevagna estate dating to 1896 when Gabriele Dionigi moved his family from Assisi to the hills near Bevagna, now certified organic and producing the full Montefalco range plus Colli Martani Grechetto.
Tasting: Guided tours, tastings and on-site guest accommodation; ballooning partnership for aerial estate views.
Tip: Look for the Sagrantino Passito alongside the estate's dry Rosso Riserva and Grechetto Vigna del Brillo.
A career-change estate started in the late 1990s by the Cesarini Sartori family at Torri di Barattano near Gualdo Cattaneo, farming 30 hectares of Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting: Contact the estate, operated as Aliara Vini Societa Agricola, to arrange a visit.
Tip: The estate trades under the legal name Aliara Vini Societa Agricola.
Founded by enology pioneer Giorgio Lungarotti and now led by daughters Chiara and Teresa, the estate that effectively created Torgiano DOC and Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, with a Montefalco estate as well.
Tasting: Vineyard tours, cellar visits and barrel tastings in a temperature-controlled ageing cave; reservations by phone or email.
Tip: Rubesco is the flagship Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG; the family-founded Museo del Vino sits in Torgiano's old town.
Twenty-four-hectare estate at Rocca Ripesena above Orvieto producing Orvieto Classico Superiore across several labels, including the late-harvest Vendemmia Tardiva and botrytised Muffa Nobile.
Tasting: Cellar and vineyard visits by reservation; contact the estate directly.
Tip: Not to be confused with the unrelated Il Palazzone estate in Montalcino, Tuscany, a different producer with a similar name.
Cooperative cellar formed by growers around Lake Trasimeno, the lake shore's main producer of Colli del Trasimeno DOC, built around the local Gamay del Trasimeno (Grenache) grape.
Tasting: Wine tours and tastings; contact the cooperative cellar directly to arrange a visit.
Tip: The Trasimeno Gamay Poggio Pietroso Riserva 2021 won Tre Bicchieri in Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia 2025 guide.
Five-generation family cellar at Sant'Enea near Perugia, farming since 1890 and producing 25 hectares of Colli Perugini DOC and Umbria IGP wines on the Strada dei Vini del Cantico wine route.
Tasting: Cellar tastings, vineyard walks and a farm shop; open Monday to Saturday 8:30-13:00 and 15:00-19:30, Sunday by reservation.
Tip: The Selezione Antonio Chiorri line is a Colli Perugini DOC tier named for a past-generation family winemaker.
Palazzone's Orvieto cellar door runs seven themed tastings, from a short introduction to longer pairings with lunch or a visit to the family home, built around the estate's Grechetto and Sangiovese.
Tip: Ask for the longevity focused format to taste older vintages of Orvieto Classico Superiore.
Lungarotti's Torgiano visit moves from vineyard to cellar with a thirty minute production tour, closing with a seated tasting paired with Umbrian bread and estate olive oil at the historic winery.
Tip: Skip the booking and buy direct at the Enoteca della Cantina or Osteria del Museo instead.
Chiorri's Colli Perugini cellar door runs three tiered tastings, from a single glass to a four wine pairing with local savory and sweet specialties, served on the terrace or in the restored 1800s casale.
Tip: The panoramic terrace hosts tastings in warm months, the stone walled casale takes over in winter.
Family-run Agricola Spacchetti estate on the Colle Ciocco hillside outside Montefalco, farming since 1870. Sagrantino and Grechetto go mostly to the cellar door rather than a large distribution network.
Tip: Call ahead before driving out, the tasting room keeps farmhouse hours rather than a fixed schedule.
Nicola restarted his grandfather Zino's 1978 vineyards on the Trasimeno hillside in 2003, on a sixty-hectare property with eleven under vine. The ten-wine range carries playful names, sold mainly from the estate itself.
Tip: The estate spans three separate hills above Vaiano, call ahead to confirm the tasting location.
Baiocco is Antonelli San Marco's straightforward varietal Sangiovese, priced as the estate's daily-drinking red well under the Montefalco Rosso DOC tier.
Tip: The estate's own Montefalco Rosso DOC and Contrario Umbria Rosso IGT sit one step up if Baiocco's simplicity leaves you wanting more structure.
Vignarco Rosso blends Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, fermented on the skins in steel with manual punch-downs before a partial run through oak, Palazzone's entry red below its Orvieto whites' price tier.
Tip: Screw-capped and built for early drinking, this is the bottle to open on a weeknight rather than cellar.