Sagrantino is the signature grape of Umbria. This wine combines perfectly aromatic expressiveness and structural elegance. Of great character and personality, it gives its best with a perfect ageing period.
On the nose expresses typical scents of blackberries, currants and maquis, with notes of spice and vanilla. On the palate it is beautifully structured with smooth tannins and very good length.
4000 bottles.
The vineyard is treated with natural grass regeneration techniques (land planting), using only organic and mineral fertilisers without the use of chemical products or herbicides.
Why have we selected this wine?
The productions of Montefalco Rosso and Montefalco Sagrantino are authentic expressions of an innovation in the tradition, where the fruits of nature are mixed with the perfection and simplicity of human gestures.
Central elements of the philosophy behind Bocale wine is the respect given to environmental cycles and the handcrafted process that makes the wine such a natural product full of personality.
Bocale: the Valentini family
The family’s philosophy is influenced by the history of men working in fields, surrounded by the rare beauty of it’s hilly landscape. In 2002, the Valentini tradition continues in the new generation of Valentini revitalising the environmental and cultural heritage and creating Bocale, a winery built on the old passion for wine passed down through generations.
Bocale in dialect, is a term used to indicate a two-liter mug of wine or olive oil, but also the name by which this family of Montefalco has always been known.