2010 Còlpetrone Montefalco Sagrantino

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  11/3/2023 - putter520 wrote: flawed

  Bottle had oxidized.

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  2/15/2023 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  Aged for 12 months in French barriques and 6 months in bottles before release. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Moderately translucent cherry-red color with an evolved blood-red hue. The nose feels quite intense and youthful for its age with fruit-forward aromas of blueberries and elderberry juice, some fresh cherry tones, a little bit of blackberry jam, light oaky tones of savory wood spice and cloves, a hint of pipe tobacco and a cooling whiff of medicinal herbs. The wine feels dry, firm and quite sinewy on the palate with a medium body and focused flavors of ripe black cherries and dark plums, some blackberry tones, a little bit of pipe tobacco, light oaky nuances of savory wood spice and vanilla, a hint of sweet, toasty mocha character and a developed touch of meaty umami. The acidity feels quite high and the ample, ripe tannins slowly pile up on the gums, making the wine feel more grippy than it initially did. The finish is juicy, quite grippy and somewhat warm with a long and still quite youthful aftertaste of boysenberries and blueberries, some plummy tones, a little bit of wizened cherry and light evolved notes of meaty umami, a woody hint of savory oak spice and a touch of pipe tobacco.
  
  A fine, balanced and still surprisingly youthful Sagrantino that shows good sense of intensity and harmony. While obviously quite tannic, the wine doesn't come across as too tough or grippy, but instead just firm and enjoyably structure-driven. If the wine has seen new oak during its élevage, it doesn't really show - the emphasis is very much on the vibrant, dark-toned Sagrantino fruit. Although the wine is very enjoyable at the moment, I'd say there is still room for additional improvement, based on the relatively youthful nature of the wine. Drink or keep.

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  12/25/2022 - lifeattable Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Quite lovely at the moment. As others have noted, tannins, wood and fruit have all resolved beautifully. Colpetrone leans towards a riper style, and this is no exception, but it isn’t out of balance.

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  5/20/2022 - Nyrican wrote: 91 Points

  Drinking perfectly the tannins are tamed nice I integration of fruit and acid and wood. Wow what an improvement from 4 yrs ago.

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  9/3/2021 - Bfinny00 Does not like this wine:

  Very little flavor and just tannin, even after a 2+ hour decant. Usually love Sagrantino, but this one was disappointing.

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