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.
Tip: Chiusa di Pannone and Molino dell'Attone are the single-vineyard Sagrantino bottlings worth asking for by name.
Address: Localita San Marco 60, 06036 Montefalco PG, Italy, Umbria
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.
A family documented in the Montefalco archives since the 1500s, farmed without chemical inputs and vinified with minimal intervention, among the natural-wine reference points for Sagrantino.
Tasting: Visits Monday to Saturday 9:00-17:00; Sunday and holidays by reservation only.
Tip: Call ahead; Sunday visits are by appointment only and the estate keeps a low commercial profile.
Third-generation family estate founded in 1978, farming 8 hectares of a 30-hectare property and bottling all three Montefalco designations: dry Sagrantino DOCG, Sagrantino Passito DOCG and Montefalco Rosso DOC.
Tasting: Cellar tours and tastings by reservation through the estate's tour page.
Tip: Terra Cupa and Molinetta are the single-vineyard dry Sagrantino labels; Cocre is the Passito.
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.
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.
A family documented in the Montefalco archives since the 1500s, farmed without chemical inputs and vinified with minimal intervention, among the natural-wine reference points for Sagrantino.
Tasting: Visits Monday to Saturday 9:00-17:00; Sunday and holidays by reservation only.
Tip: Call ahead; Sunday visits are by appointment only and the estate keeps a low commercial profile.
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.
Third-generation family estate founded in 1978, farming 8 hectares of a 30-hectare property and bottling all three Montefalco designations: dry Sagrantino DOCG, Sagrantino Passito DOCG and Montefalco Rosso DOC.
Tasting: Cellar tours and tastings by reservation through the estate's tour page.
Tip: Terra Cupa and Molinetta are the single-vineyard dry Sagrantino labels; Cocre is the Passito.
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.
