Wild and ripe, showing dark undertones of pine, tar, cocoa and charred herb to the roasted plum and macerated black cherry flavors. Well-structured, with ample fruit on the slightly hot finish. Best from 2014 through 2020. 6,000 cases made, 400 cases imported.??–NW??Region: Italy / Sagrantino di Montefalco Select to Add

The 2008 Sagrantino di Montefalco is also heavy weighted down by oak tones of spice, toasted cedar and wood shaving. A perfumed bouquet of rose potpourri lends much-needed aromatic lift. Without it, the wine would feel too heavy and one-dimensional. Sweet fruit and tobacco appears on the fleshy close. Drink: 2014-2020. Importer: Monsieur Touton Selection, www.monsieurtouton.com

Balances ripe dark cherry, blackberry and grilled fig fruit to notes of rustic underbrush, smoked vine clippings and dark humus. Full tannins coat the palate, but this should resolve with short-term cellaring. Best from 2013 through 2017. 2,500 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–NW??Region: Italy / Sagrantino di Montefalco Select to Add

Aromas and flavors of wild herb and game lead to a fresh core of blackberry and raspberry notes, as hints of tar, cedar and olive fill the grippy finish. Drink now through 2014. 2,500 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Sagrantino di Montefalco Select to Add