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Montefalco Sagrantino

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Cork

Tenute Lunelli’s Carapace is a 100% Sagrantino from Umbria. Once a grape very much in decline, it was saved around 50 years ago. It's renowned for its powerful tannins and high sugar levels which translate to high alcohol, so the Lunelli family – owners of Ferrari Trento, who started this Umbria project in 2001 – age this old-vine wine for 24 months in large casks followed by 12 months in bottle, giving the wine time to soften up. Deep and earthy scents steer towards black fruits and currants. In the mouth there's good balance despite the hefty alcohol and mass of tannins: this is full but not overly rich. The fruit is spicy, juicy and almost sticky, with lovely freshness and a lifting finish of menthol keeping it on the right path.

Sagrantino

Tenute Lunelli, Carapace, Montefalco Sagrantino, Umbria, Italy, 2018

Tenute Lunelli’s Carapace is a 100% Sagrantino from Umbria. Once a grape very much in decline, it was saved around 50 years ago.

Tenute Lunelli, Carapace, Montefalco Sagrantino, 2018

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