Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Canaiolo are also grown. Sagrantino accounts for only about 250 acres of Umbria’s vineyards, and it grows nowhere else in Italy, one reason why Sagrantino has become something of a cult wine. But the unique red grape of Umbria is Sagrantino, a deep, dark grape that makes tannic, spicy wines. Sangiovese is the dominant red grape, and it is used for blending. With the rise of the Lungarotti winery and several others, however, distinctive red wines have also become part of the Umbrian wine portfolio. Orvieto blends often include the regional grapes Grechetto and Verdello, and may also include Trebbiano and Drupeggio. Until the last decade or two, the white wines of Orvieto were Umbria’s best-known wines. &0183 &32 Rated 92 - The 2015 Villa Fidelia Rosso is a blend of 70 Merlot, 20 Cabernet Sauvignon and 10 Cabernet Franc, aged. Umbria is now the sixth largest of Italy’s 20 regions in the quantity t of DOC wines produced. Today there are two DOCGs and ten DOCs in Umbria, and 30% of the 41,000 vineyard acres are in classified appellations. In 1968 the area was awarded its first DOC appellation. A rich agricultural area famous for olive oil, grains and black truffles, commercial winemaking was not a priority until the mid-20th century, when Giorgio Lungarotti slowly turned his family’s long-held estate from a general agricultural enterprise to commercial vineyards and a winery. The Sportoletti brothers also own 3,000 olive trees on land that is 1,600 feet in altitude, on the slope of the Monte Subasio.Umbria is a relatively small region tucked up against the eastern edge of Tuscany and the Marche’s western border. In the last few years the prominent enologist Riccardo Cotarella has consulted with the winery. Vinification is carried out in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and the best reds are refined in French oak. The estate's top wine, the 2001 Villa Fidelia Rosso, a Bordeaux blend in which, unlike the first versions, the Cabernet now tends to predominate, is simply superlative, with only the 1999 among the past vintages arriving close to its level. The same care is taken in the cellar where the vinification takes place utilizing an air press for a soft pressing. Torgiano Rosso Riserva Rubesco Vigna Monticchio 2010 Lungarotti Giorgio Trentanni Umbria Rosso 2013 Falesco Villa Fidelia Rosso Umbria 2013 Sportoletti E.&R. The vines are followed very attentively up to their harvest, when the grapes are handpicked.
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Recently, Sportoletti went through a process of renewing the vines with new grape clones of Grechetto and Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Nero which is showing very promising results in Italian Oenology. Average of 91.8 points in 46 community wine reviews on 1999 Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa Fidelia, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink. Today the company owns 50 acres of vines all situated in the hills of Assisi and Spello, an area highly regarded for its climate and for its association with the Denominazione di Origine Controllata of Assisi. In 1979 Sportoletti decided to start producing fine wines of high quality, with the philosophy of respecting the characteristics typical of the hilly area of central Umbria. Sportoletti is a family owned agricultural business which for several generations has relied primarily on revenue from farming.