Montefalco Rosso, Fongoli - 2019

Name: Montefalco Rosso, Fongoli
Brand: Fongoli
SKU: 20470
Price: 23.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 20470 750mL

This rusty red Sagrantino blend has notes of dried red currant and sour cherry on both the nose and palate. More traditional than modern, the wine offers a rustic mouthful of tangy fruit and tannins that cry out for a meaty pizza.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2019

Country

Italy

Region

Umbria

Sub-Region

Montefalco

Producer

Fongoli

Grape Variety

Sagrantino

Montepulciano

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Staff Pick Notes

I am ALWAYS on the lookout for the best wine to pair with the best pizza (it’s Lucali’s by the way) something rustic, non pretentious, and that you would expect your nonna to drink out of a stemless glass as she makes Sunday gravy. Enter Fongoli. This is a Sangrantino based blend that brings back memories of Chianti coming out of straw fiasco bottles, but with a stepped up level of quality. Rustic, but with precision this wine has notes of sour red cherries, tight tannins, and lively acidity that almost needs red sauce and meat. We also have some fun earthy and very slight herbal notes on the nose. Treat this wine with a little bit of love and let it breathe for about an hour, enough time to get dinner thrown together, or wait for delivery and you will be in a food coma before you know it.

- AA

Glossary

Sagrantino

One of Italy’s least-known noble grapes. Winemakers from the region of Umbria have worked to ensure that Sagrantino continues to be cultivated. The grape is made into the eponymous Sagrantino di Montefalco, as well as being a component of Rosso di Montefalco (the Rosso is mostly made up of Sangiovese, with Sagrantino adding depth and character). Sagrantino has the power and structure of the biggest wines in Italy, yet still shows opulent fruit redolent of mixed wild berries.

Montepulciano

This rugged red staple can be anything from a simply fruited, easy-drinking wine to a serious, more structured offering, complete with all the depth and earthiness that can come from old-vine fruit and ideally placed vineyards. Montepulciano d'Abruzzi is produced in the region of Abruzzi from the Montepulciano grape, and is not to be confused with Tuscany’s Sangiovese-based Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Many of the modern incarnations of Abruzzi’s favorite red wine are bigger, more structured,...

Umbria

This rugged inland province is famous not only for its wines but also the fine Umbrian truffles that are harvested here each year. Umbrian winemakers have worked tirelessly for the preservation of one of Italy’s least-known noble grapes, Sagrantino. Responsible for the eponymous Sagrantino di Montefalco as well as being a component of Rosso di Montefalco, Sagrantino has the power and structure of the biggest wines in Italy, yet still shows opulent fruit redolent of mixed wild berries. The Rosso...