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Montefalco Bianco Doc occupies an intermediate position. The 6 samples tasted register an average of 89.2 points. The varietal base is often dominated by Trebbiano Spoletino, sometimes pure, sometimes in blend with Chardonnay, Viognier, or other varieties. The result is a less defined category compared to Spoleto Trebbiano Spoletino Doc, but not without interest. In […]
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The Trebbiano Spoletino Superiore DOC, with only 2 samples, does not allow for definitive assessments at A Montefalco 2026. Le Cimate “Riserva del Cavalier Bartoloni” 2022 reaches 90 points, showing a more oily and gastronomic interpretation. Colle Uncinano 2022 stops at 88. The category would need greater presence in tasting to understand whether the “Superiore”
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Montefalco Grechetto Doc confirms the grape’s historic role, but in direct comparison appears less incisive than Trebbiano Spoletino. The 6 samples tasted range between 86 and 90 points, with an average of 88.3. The profile is more contained, less expansive. Notes of exotic fruit, ripe fruit, salinity, and a phenolic component that in some cases
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The 12 Sagrantino 2022 presented in preview have an average of 93 points. It’s a high figure, but must be read with caution: the number of samples is limited and the selection doesn’t represent the entire denomination. Precisely for this reason, rather than photographing the vintage as a whole, the tasting shows the direction chosen
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The paradox of “A Montefalco” 2026 lies right here: Sagrantino is losing its numerical dominance, yet it remains the category with the highest average quality among the reds on the market. Among the 42 samples present in the tasting room—from various vintages—the average is 91.4 points, with peaks of up to 96. This data confirms
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Montefalco Rosso Riserva Doc raises the bar, but not always with linear results. The 17 samples tasted have an average of 89.9 points, higher than that of Montefalco Rosso, but with a very wide range: from 84 to 95 points. The Riserva is the category in which production ambition emerges most forcefully, along with the
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Montefalco Rosso Doc is the category that best tells the story of the territory’s pursuit of immediacy. The 25 samples tasted have an average of 88.9 points, with peaks at 91. It’s not the denomination of absolute peaks. But it’s the one in which the attempt to build more accessible wines, centered on drinkability, fruit,
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Less and less Sagrantino di Montefalco and more and more Trebbiano Spoletino and Montefalco Rosso. With the shift from “Anteprima Sagrantino” to “A Montefalco“, the Consortium of Umbria’s renowned wine seems to have changed its skin, but above all its color. So much so that one wonders whether the new name of the event, launched
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The picture emerging from the 2025 Kalterersee Preview is quite clear. This is a vintage focused on immediate pleasure, with wines built more on “smoothness” than depth. PROFILE OF THE 2025 KALTERERSEE VINTAGE The samples show a common thread: fresh, often crunchy red fruit, accompanied by clean and direct aromatic profiles. The wines are approachable
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An ancient grape variety, with over 300 years of history, today extremely relevant in the wine scene. The latest creation from Cordero di Montezemolo is a Pelaverga born outside the municipality of Verduno, traditionally associated with this variety, and specifically in the municipality of Cherasco. The distance is minimal, just a few kilometers as the
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