Style
Red
Type

Still

Winemaker

Roberto DiFilippo

Appellation

Montefalco Sagrantino

Varieties

Sagrantino

Viticulture

Vines are trained using Guyot cane pruning. Grapes are hand harvested with a yield of 4,000 kg/ha (compared to the max of 7,000 kg/ha permitted by the appellation). Soil is turned through the use of a horse-drawn plough.

Farming

Certified Organic

Terroir

100% Sagrantino. Grapes come from a one hectare parcel, oriented southeast, at 250 meters elevation. Soil is comprised of calcareous clay. Average age of the vines is 20 years old. Grass, legumes (to add nutrients) or grains (to add competition) are planted between rows vineyard rows. Geese are bred to control grass, fertilize soil and scare away foxes.

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Vineyard

Cantina Plani Arche is located across the valley from the ancient city of Assisi. It is comprised of 6 hectares of vineyards across 6 parcels, at average elevations of 250 meters, oriented towards the southeast. The predominant soil is calcareous clay.

Vinification

Grapes are destemmed prior to fermentation, which occurs spontaneously and lasts approximately 20 days at controlled temperatures of 25-28 degrees Celsius, followed by malolactic fermentation. Wine is filtered and fined using vegetarian proteins and bentonite clay. 30-40 mg/L of sulphur is added.

Aging

Wine is aged for 12 months in 1,500 liter oak barrels and 4 months in bottle before release.

Features

Bottle, Cork, Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Shelf Talkers

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Tasting Note

Intense black and red fruit with forest floor notes. Chocolate, tobacco, and liquorice. Velvet on the palate with intense tannins and an extended finish.