2015 Montefalco Sagrantino Chiusa di Pannone

Antonelli San Marco is located in the heart of the Montefalco DOCG, where Filippo Antonelli and his team oversee 50 hectares planted to Grechetto, Trebbiano Spoletino, Sangiovese and, of course, Sagrantino. (As a side note, Filippo Antonelli has another project in Lazio under the name Castello di Torre in Pietra, also included in this report.) The winery is organic and has a long history of studying the region’s terroir and vineyards. This can be witnessed in the winery’s two single-vineyard Sagrantinos: the Chiusa di Pannone, from a vineyard that was planted in 1995 with a southern exposure at 400 meters, and the newest addition to the portfolio, the Molino dell’Attone, hailing from a plot planted in 1990 with an east-facing exposure at 400 meters. Quality here is extremely high, from top to bottom, and the wines reflect a commitment to transparent representation of territory and varietal character.