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Sagrantino
Sagrantino is a red grape closely associated with Montefalco in Umbria. The nursery profile leaves its origin unknown and describes a late-ripening crop.
Thick skins and a late crop
Rauscedo describes round berries with thick, waxy skins on relatively small, winged bunches. Leaves are usually three-lobed and rounded. Production can be irregular, and the profile favours well-exposed sites with soils tending towards a heavier texture.
Drying grapes and ageing wine
The technical description covers structured wines capable of long ageing and dessert wines made after drying the grapes. It does not establish an appellation’s current blend or ageing rules. The speculative Greek origin in the sheet is retained as an editorial research question rather than stated as fact.
How it connects
Wine region
- grown in Montefalco Sagrantino