2003 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  2/2/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 90 Points

  When you combine one of the biggest, most tannic wines in Italy with one of the hottest vintages of the last 30 years, you know things are going to get interesting, and more than a little over ripe.
  
  Aromas of stewed raspberries, stewed black cherries, stewed dark plums. But actually a tad more than stewed: the fruits almost take on a caramelized quality. Also a lot of cocoa powder, and dirt/earth. Medium + intensity of aromas. On the palate an attractive black truffle flavor is added; but it's mostly consistent with the nose.
  
  Full bodied with medium + acid and still powerful tannins at age 21. The structure is going to outlast the flavor here for sure; but for now this drinks nicely. Great pairing with briased beef and mushroom ravioli.

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  12/13/2023 - drala27 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  On opening it was tight and of course super tannic. After 2 plus hours in a wide bottom decanter it was singing. Still great dark fruits and a touch of wood. The tannins were still big but had softened and integrated. Paired with a grilled rib eye - perfection! My last bottle of Sagrantino sadly. 20 years was a good age for this one.

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  4/3/2022 - olalar wrote: 92 Points

  Last bottle and likely the best one. It is now smooth and transparent with great intensity. A superb wine.

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  3/12/2022 - eboracum Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This was my last bottle of Sagrantino and makes me regret not having more. I not sure if 2003 was such an exceptionally hot year in Umbria as it was in NW Europe but this wine had a very good acid balance avoiding its becoming cloying in the face of quite full body, rich mature fruit a bit of an English fruit cake kind with an added balsamic touch and a certain earthiness leading to a firm finish. Very good.

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  1/13/2022 - Hanibal wrote: 88 Points

  Mature alright but did not get much out of it. Short aftertaste. I think it would have been better younger, lacked fruit and had still lots of wood treatment.

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