Today I went to visit Colpetrone, a producer of Montefalco Rosso and Sagrantino di Montefalco wines. The Colpetrone winery is located in the heart of the Sagrantino producing area, not far from the arrestingly named town of Bastardo, Umbria.
Colpetrone Vineyard, Near Montefalco, Umbria
The winery was holding an open day where wines where several areas of wine production were discussed. Due to the winery’s rural location we were a little late arriving and so we only caught the talks on barrel aging wines and cork technology.
Barrique cross section showing toasted wood
During the talks there were a couple of glasses of wine in front of us, a Montefalco Rosso and the vineyard’s top wine, a Sagrantino di Montefalco called Gold, made from selected grapes and intended for long aging. While the talks were going on, I couldn’t resist sampling the glasses in front of me. The Montefalco Rosso had a good bouquet of red fruit and spice and was very pleasant to drink but the Sagrantino was instantly recognisable. It had an intense chocolate / spice bouquet and a robust structure in the mouth, the substantial tannin made the wine feel almost solid but finished with a beautiful mouth watering acidity.
Colpetrone Sagrantino Gold, 2005On heading downstairs to the shop I was told that the price of the Sagrantino Gold cost €50 a bottle! It was also listed as no. 4 out of 100 top Italian wines in a magazine article.
Colpetrone Gold, Sagrantino di Montefalco
We drank a glass of “ordinary” Sagrantino di Montefalco (€25 a bottle) with some superb cheese and cured meats and then wandered over to try the passito version of the wine.
Colpetrone Winery, Sagrantino di Montefalco Producer
Most Sagrantino wineries make a sweet version of the wine made from air dried grapes (passito).
Colpetrone Sagrantino Passito
This was superb; intense cherry aromas on the nose and the strange sensation of tannins and sweet cherry flavours in the mouth. Again, this wasn’t cheap, the price tag of €28 a half bottle makes this one for special occasions. I came away with an “ordinary” bottle of 2005 Sagrantino di Montefalco, expect to read my tasting notes soon!
To contact Colpetrone, telephone 0039 340 1384700 or email colpetrone@saiagricola
See the Location of Colpetrone Winery, Umbria (Opens Google Maps)
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