Tenute Lunelli - Castelbuono

Tenute Lunelli Carapace Lunga Attessa 2016, Montefalco Sagrantino D.O.CG.

Italy, Umbria

2016

Tenute Lunelli Carapace Lunga Attessa 2016, Montefalco Sagrantino D.O.CG.

From the organic, Umbrian estate of Castelbuono, within the stable of Tenute Lunelli, this wine interprets its terroir with depth and elegance. Dark fruited and earthy with mushroom notes and heavy oak spices of vanilla bean, nutmeg and cardamom, it’s perfect with slow cooked cuts of beef; shin or cheek.

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Honoring Tradition: The Lunelli Family's Oenological Legacy

Strengthened by the oenological experience of three generations, the Lunelli family chooses to cultivate the passion for winemaking excellence by combining the successes achieved with the Ferrari Trentodoc sparkling wines with a collection of high quality still wines. In 2001 it was the turn of the ancient and mystical land of Umbria and of a wine of great power and longevity - Sagrantino.Tenute _Lunelli_Carapace_Montefalco_Sagrantino_WBSS24_1 Land was acquired in Bevagna and Montefalco, already partly planted with vines and where years later the Carapace would be built, the sculpture-cellar, by Arnaldo Pomodoro. Every company can be socially responsible, especially a winery whose bond with the territory and nature is deep and and indissoluble.

Embracing Sustainability

Strengthened by this conviction, the Lunelli family has made sustainability its belief, with the aim of combining the quality of the grapes with the health of the winemaker and environmental protection. In 2014 the Umbrian estate of Castelbuono obtained organic certification.Tenute _Lunelli_Carapace_Montefalco_Sagrantino_WBSS24_2 This widespread project of agriculture and life, of quality and beauty, is enclosed in the Tenute Lunelli brand, which narrates the typicity of areas particularly suited to oenology through wines capable of interpreting their terroir with depth and which have elegance and longevity as their own distinctive feature.

Tasting
NOTES

Initially dried black and red fruit followed by a subtle earthiness of tilled soil and raw mushrooms, this is quickly overtaken by heavy oak spices; vanilla bean, nutmeg, cardamom, coffee, dark chocolate. Tannins are well composed successfully opposing and dissolving some of the richness of the sweet spiced tones. Long aftertaste with the oak characters lingering. Needs time to soften and integrate the oak.

Food
PAIRINGS

The sweet oak notes here would really suit long and slow cooked meats, e.g. beef cheeks, accompanied with charred vegetables and spinach mash, or braised neck of wild boar with sage, green beans and cayenne pepper.

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