A background hint of wood easily allows the cool and equally pure essence of red currant

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Roederer also presides—by design as well as due to that vastness—over a mind-bending number of micro-vinifications

Paolo Bea, Sagrantino Montefalco Passito Brut Zero A background hint of woodRum soaked cherries, cinnamon sticks, shavings of dark chocolate and confectionary spice define the 2011 Montefalco Sagrantino Passito. Soothingly round and pleasantly sweet, it easily flows across the palate, displaying a mix of tart raspberry and licorice, all enlivened by zesty acidity. The 2011 finishes with a tart concentration while cleaning up beautifully, leaving sweet herbal tones and hints of blood orange. This finished at a respectable 95