Fourth-generation Turrita estate that began estate-bottling in the late 1990s under Giampaolo Tabarrini, known for single-vineyard Sagrantino crus and the all-Trebbiano-Spoletino Adarmando.
Tip: Adarmando is a 100 percent Trebbiano Spoletino, part of the grape's recent revival in Umbria.
Address: Frazione Turrita, 06036 Montefalco PG, Italy, Umbria
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.
A newer Sagrantino project from the Farchioni family, long established in Umbrian olive oil, at Gualdo Cattaneo with consulting from winemaker Riccardo Cotarella.
Tasting: Visits by reservation; contact through the estate's own site.
Tip: A newer Sagrantino di Montefalco project from a family long established in Umbrian olive oil; La Spada is the flagship label.
Family producer with roots in Montefalco winegrowing back to 1919, estate-bottling since 2003 under brothers Gianluca Rio and Alberto Mario Pardi, covering all four Montefalco designations.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment; contact the estate directly.
Tip: One of the few estates bottling the full Montefalco set: dry and Passito Sagrantino, Rosso and Bianco.
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.
Spacchetti family estate on the hill of the same name just outside Montefalco, farming 19 hectares split between Sagrantino and other grapes and olive groves, also producing grappa and olive oil.
Tasting: Contact the estate directly for cellar visits and tastings.
Tip: The estate calls its hillside 'Terra del Sagrantino', the historic heart of the denomination.
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.
A newer Sagrantino project from the Farchioni family, long established in Umbrian olive oil, at Gualdo Cattaneo with consulting from winemaker Riccardo Cotarella.
Tasting: Visits by reservation; contact through the estate's own site.
Tip: A newer Sagrantino di Montefalco project from a family long established in Umbrian olive oil; La Spada is the flagship label.
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.
Family producer with roots in Montefalco winegrowing back to 1919, estate-bottling since 2003 under brothers Gianluca Rio and Alberto Mario Pardi, covering all four Montefalco designations.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment; contact the estate directly.
Tip: One of the few estates bottling the full Montefalco set: dry and Passito Sagrantino, Rosso and Bianco.
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.
Spacchetti family estate on the hill of the same name just outside Montefalco, farming 19 hectares split between Sagrantino and other grapes and olive groves, also producing grappa and olive oil.
Tasting: Contact the estate directly for cellar visits and tastings.
Tip: The estate calls its hillside 'Terra del Sagrantino', the historic heart of the denomination.
