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.
Tip: The 25 Anni bottling marks the estate's anniversary vintage, a dry Sagrantino built for extended cellar ageing.
Address: Localita Torre 1, 06036 Montefalco PG, Italy, Umbria
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.
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.
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.
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.
