Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: well-evolved red fruit, spice, blackberry jam, leather, tobacco
Palate: very full and persistent, viscous and dense, strong sweetness with refreshing acidity
Perticaia's Sagrantino Passito, intense ruby red with garnet hues, dense and persistent with blackberry jam, leather and tobacco.
What it pairs with
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Crescionda spoletina
A classic Umbrian dessert match for the wine's sweetness. -
Aged pecorino with honey
Salt and honey both find an answer in the wine. -
Dark chocolate
Cocoa bitterness plays against the wine's dense sweetness.
History
Perticaia's Sagrantino Passito DOCG is naturally dried on mats before fermentation, matured a minimum of 24 months in French oak tonneaux.
Facts
- Producer
- Perticaia · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Sagrantino (100%)
- Classification
- Montefalco Sagrantino Passito DOCG
- Oak
- Natural drying on mats, aged in French oak tonneaux minimum 24 months, plus 12 months in bottle
- Price
- EUR30-40 per 375ml at retail
- Drinking window
- 25-30 years from vintage
Frequently asked about Montefalco Sagrantino Passito
What does Montefalco Sagrantino Passito taste like?
Perticaia's Sagrantino Passito, intense ruby red with garnet hues, dense and persistent with blackberry jam, leather and tobacco.
When should I drink Montefalco Sagrantino Passito?
The producer's own ageing regime points to a drinking window of 25-30 years from vintage. Decant younger vintages for 30 to 60 minutes before serving.
What food pairs with Montefalco Sagrantino Passito?
Best with Crescionda spoletina and Aged pecorino with honey and Dark chocolate.