Sagrantino di Montefalco

Pasta dishes with rich tomato sauce, roast and grilled meats. Sagrantino di Montefalco is also excellent with spicy chicken, beef, lamb, game or cheeses.

The vineyards are situated in the Colli Perugini wine district and extend over a hilly, plentiful and sunny territory. The average altitude above sea level, is 330 metres. The Sagrantino vineyard is at 400 metres of altitude, in Pietrauta, near Montefalco. It has west-east exposure, on medium textured, limestone-clay. Density is 4000 plants/ha with a yield of 6 tons/ha.

14 to 18 months in small barrels with a subsequent refining period of 12-14 months.

Harvest: early October, exclusively by hand and followed by strict selection on a sorter table. Grape selection begins in the vineyard - where the grapes ripening is strictly controlled - and continues in the winery, on the grading machine. Fermentation and maceration take place under scrupulous control.

Goyenechea Winery was founded in 1868 by the brothers Santiago and Narciso Goyenechea. These Spanish immigrants commenced their business activity in Argentina by establishing wine and spirits stores in Buenos Aires. Later on they purchased an estate and winery in Villa Atuel to the south of the Mendoza Province. A few decades later between 1930 and 1940 the Goyenechea and the Arizu families planted vines and developed the largest vineyard in the world.