Falesco Sagrantino Montefalco RC2 2012

Falesco Sagrantino Montefalco RC2 2012

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Umbria - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Falesco Sagrantino Montefalco RC2 2012
With this Sagrantino di Montefalco, produced for the first time with the 2006 vintage, Riccardo Cotarella hailed the birth of his first nephew Riccardo Chiasso. The letters R and C, initials of the name and surname of both, inspired the original RC2 monogram.

The color shows a beautiful intense ruby red with brilliant reflections. The smell is characterized by the notes of red fruit, which from the blackberry reaches the ripe plum. Aging in wood contributes to enrich the wine in terms of balance and elegance. To the taste the wine is decided, intense, rich with evident but not hard tannins, the finish is long and persistent.

Colour

The color shows a beautiful intense ruby red with brilliant reflections.

Bouquet

The smell is characterized by the notes of red fruit, which from the blackberry to the ripe plum, the aging in wood contributes to enrich the wine in terms of balance and elegance.

Flavour

To the taste the wine is decided, intense, rich with evident but not hard tannins, the finish is long and persistent.

Pairing

Meat
Game
Cheese

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Features

Name Falesco Sagrantino Montefalco RC2 2012
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Montefalco Sagrantino Secco
Year 2012
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 15.00% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sagrantino
Country Italy
Region Umbria
Origin The Sagrantino grape, which has always been cultivated in the Montefalco area, is the indigenous variety that best represents the wine image of Umbria in the world. The particular adaptation of this grape to the hills of Gualdo Cattaneo allows to obtain wines of great personality.
Climate Vineyard altitude 300 meters s.l.m.
Soil composition Strong, clayey, rich in lignite
Cultivation system Spured Cordon
Yield per hectare 40 q.
Production technique Vinification Cold pre-maceration, fermentation at controlled temperature with rare and soft replacements. The must is fermented without contact with the skins in order to enhance the noble tannins. Alcoholic fermentation Stainless steel for 14 days Malolactic fermentation Completely carried out
Vinification Immediately after crushing, the grapes are sent to a pre-curing phase for 48 hours at a temperature of 18 ° C, during which the typical aromatic heritage of Sagrantino is fixed. Subsequently, during fermentation, the last phase of which takes place without the contact with the skins, we intervene with rare and soft replacements to exalt at best the only noble tannins. The wine thus obtained is elevated in 30 Hl barrels where malolactic fermentation takes place.
Ageing In large barrels for 24 months
Total acidity 6.10 gr/L
pH 3.90
Dry extract 32.00 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites

Official awards

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Vintage

Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2012
xtraWine
90/100 
2012
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2014
Gambero Rosso
 
2 red glasses - An excellent wine that has reached the final tasting 2011
Vinous
91/100 
2008
James Suckling
91/100 
2007
Famiglia Cotarella (Falesco)
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Always a flagship, the Montiano in 2013 celebrated its 30th birthday. Born with the harvest of 1993, it was immediately accepted in the wine world as one of the most innovative Italian red wines, a symbol of the potential of the region.

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