Montefalco Sagrantino Carapace BIO Tenute Lunelli

From the Castelbuono estate, certified organic, through a company selection of the best historic vines of the estate together with the Agricultural Institute of San Michele all'Adige, comes this great Sagrantino, 100% from the homonymous vine. Typical expression of a unique vine on the international scene, for power, structure and longevity.

• Process: Aging for 24 months in large barrels and a further 12 months in the bottle they allow a precise territorial identity and excellent immediate drinkability but open up to a potential for evolution that settles, at least, over 10 years.
• Characteristics: Intense ruby red color , deep and impenetrable, the nose is a symphony of blackberry jam and blueberries, cherries in alcohol and carob, rose petals and wet earth, on a darker background of dark chocolate and licorice. Concentrated sip, with incredible tactile perception, almost chewable, it has power and persuasion at the same time, a moving tannin and a fresh-savory balance that refines everything. The balsamic persistence is infinite.
• Pairings: A great wine for great meat dishes, which can also be combined with aged cheeses. For a typical traditional pairing, try it with Norcia black truffle duck. With important and tasty dishes such as stewed beef scottona or wild boar stew, it goes well with very aged cheeses.

SIZE / WEIGHT: Bottles of 0,75 l.

ORIGIN: Umbria.

GRAPES: 100% Sagrantino.

ALCOHOL: 15% vol.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: Temperature between 12/18°C.

STORAGE METHOD: in a cool place away from sunlight.

SPECIFIC NOTES: Contains sulphites.

PRODUCER: Castelbuono estate, Lunelli - Loc. Cantalupo, Bevagna (PG).

Tenuta Castelbuono

Fascinated by an ancient and almost mystical land like Umbria and by a wine of extraordinary power and longevity such as Sagrantino, the Lunelli family acquired the Castelbuono Estate, 30 hectares of vineyards in the municipalities of Bevagna and Montefalco, in 2001. Efforts were initially concentrated on the vineyards, now converted to organic farming, with new plants and the enhancement of existing ones through an articulated selection project clones. In 2003 Montefalco Sagrantino was born, followed the following year by Montefalco Rosso. However, there was a need for a new cellar and the Lunelli family, by virtue of a solid and old friendship with Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of the greatest contemporary artists, proposed to him to create it. The Master accepted with enthusiasm and after the first inspection he had already imagined the project. The “Carapace” – as Pomodoro wanted to call the cellar – required six years of work and was inaugurated and open to the public, for visits and tastings, in June 2012. It is a unique work, which challenges the boundaries between sculpture and architecture. It is the first sculpture in the world in which people live and work, a unique work in which art and nature, sculpture and wine interact, underlining the exceptional nature of both the container and the content. It offers itself to the eye as a large dome covered in copper, engraved with cracks that recall the furrows of the earth that embrace it. A sculptural element in the shape of a red dart sticking into the ground underlines the work in the landscape. Entering the "Carapace" means entering a sculpture by Pomodoro, as immediately perceived by his artistic alphabet, immediately recognizable in the internal vault. A signature cellar for signature wines.