On the Road with the Grape Guy
Montefalco Rosso e Rosso Riserva (2025 Tasting)
16 Mar 2026- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(June 2025) ... Now, let's look at the red wines of Montefalco ... the Anteprima for the Sagrantino is coming quickly (earlier than the previous year) - so it is time to look at the wines from last year, before I start looking at the wines from this year. Not only as a reminder, but a refresher of the vintage. These are the Rosso and the Riservas ... I have my thoughts about both styles and these will appear in my notes at the bottom of each category.
This year I added a little "personal aside" to my notes. These were spur of the moment comments that I wrote at the time of the tasting, after going through all the wines in that category.
MONTEFALCO ROSSO DOC
BETTER PLUS ...
Cocco Ilaria 2020 Camorata - Montefalco Rosso 
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Tenuta Alzatura 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
BETTER ...
Arnaldo Caprai 2023 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Arnaldo Caprai 2022 Vigna Flaminia Maremmana - Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Canaiolo)
Bocale 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 10% Merlot, 5% Colorino)
Colle Ciocco 2021 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Di Filippo 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(60% Sangiovese, 30% Barbera, 10% Sagrantino)
La Fonte 2020 Collefreddo - Montefalco Rosso
(60% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 20% Merlot)
Le Cimate 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(60% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 10% Tannat, 10% Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso)
Montioni 2021 Montefalco Rosso 
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
Moretti Omero 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 25% Sagrantino, 5% Altri Vitigni A Bacca Rossa)
Romanelli 2021 Capo De Casa - Montefalco Rosso
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
Tenuta Bellafonte 2022 Pomontino - Montefalco Rosso
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Tenuta Di Saragano 2019 Montefalco Rosso
(60% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot, 10% Montepulciano D'abruzzo)
GOOD PLUS
Briziarelli 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(60% Sangiovese, 30% Merlot, 10 % Sagrantino)
Goretti - Fattoria Le Mura Saracene 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
Tenute Baldo 2022 Volo Del Falco - Montefalco Rosso
(85% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino)
Tenute Lunelli-Carapace 2023 Ziggurat - Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot E Cabernet)
Tudernum 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
GOOD
Benedetti&Grigi 2022 Attunis - Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 10% Merlot)
Colpetrone 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Dionigi 2020 Montefalco Rosso
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Scacciadiavoli 2023 Montefalco Rosso
(65% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
Terre De' Trinci 2022 Montefalco Rosso
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
Valdangius 2021 Pippinello - Montefalco Rosso
(65% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon)
Personal Aside: These are the wines that keep the lights on and the furnace / air running. These wines make the world go round, so you'd better at least have a good one. The betters (and above) of these are juicy, have great acidity and make you want to come back for another glass and another and another. I can't stress how important these wines are, and the ones that impress are the ones you keep craving - ever after the last sip. Some that had a slight "accidental" chill (meaning they saw the inside of the fridge due to someone thinking they were a white wine) were even better. We, as wine drinkers and lovers, should not be afraid to pull this trick more often.
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MONTEFALCO ROSSO RISERVA DOC
BETTER PLUS
Tenuta Di Saragano 2018 Montefalco Rosso Riserva 
(60% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 20% Merlot)
BETTER
Perticaia 2019 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(75% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 5% Cabernet Franc)
Romanelli 2019 Molinetta - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Tenuta Bellafonte 2021 Maesta' 4 Chiavi - Montefalco Rosso Riserva 
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Tenute Baldo 2019 Remigrante - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Valdangius 2020 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
GOOD PLUS
Arnaldo Caprai 2022 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot)
Briziarelli 2022 Rosso Mattone - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Moretti Omero 2021 Facciatosta - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(75% Sangiovese, 25% Sagrantino)
Terre De' Trinci 2021 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(65% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino)
GOOD
Antonelli 2021 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(80% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino)
Cesarini-Sartori 2020 Ripenere - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(60% Sangiovese, 16% Merlot, 15% Sagrantino, 9% Cabernet)
Di Filippo 2021 Sallustio - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(60% Sangiovese, 25% Barbera, 15% Sagrantino)
Fongoli 2018 Serpullo - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(60% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 20% Montepulciano)
Tenute Lunelli-Carapace 2021 Lampante - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Merlot E Cabernet)
Terre De La Custodia 2018 Rubium - Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(70% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 10% Merlot)
Terre Di San Felice 2020 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
(70% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 10% Sagrantino)
Personal Aside: Due to the 38 degree heat, on the day of tasting, the Riservas were kept cold with a little chill; the good news is this showed different aspects of these wines. Look, chill brings up the fruit, which is great, but over-oaked is still over-oaked and when that chill hits the wood, it's like licking a popsicle stick and biting down - sends a chill down your spine. Reserves still need balance. The ones scored, had it in varying degrees.
