Umbria Flashcards

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Umbria

2 DOCG

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  • Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
    • 100% Sagrantino, naturally high alcohol and tannin
    • min 37 mo, 12 mo wood dry wines
  • Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
  • 70-100% Sangiovese
  • min 3 yrs, 6 mo btl
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Umbria

Torgiano’s largest producer

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Lungarotti family

  • Instrumental in elevation of Torgiano Rosso Riserva to DOCG, 1990
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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Principal grape

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min 70 Sangiovese, max 30 other

  • min 3 yrs from Nov 1, 6 mon in bottle
  • DOCG in 1990
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Orvieto DOC

2 Grapes

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  • Grecchetto
  • Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico)
  • SW Umbria
  • generally dry, may be sweet or botrytized
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DOC located within Orvieto for red wines produced from tuffeau soils

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Lago di Corbara DOC

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Sagrantino di Montefaclco DOCG

Aging requirements

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  • 37 mo, 12 m wood for dry
  • passito
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Montefalco Sagranitno DOCG

2 Major Producers

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  • Marco Caprai
  • Paulo Bea
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