Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Canaiolo are also grown. Sagrantino accounts for only about 250 acres of UmbriaвЂ™s vineyards, and it grows nowhere else in Italy, one reason why Sagrantino has become something of a cult wine. But the unique red grape of Umbria is Sagrantino, a deep, dark grape that makes tannic, spicy wines. Sportoletti Ernesto e Remo societ agricola semplice Via Lombardia, 1 06038 Spello (PG) P.IVA C.F. Sangiovese is the dominant red grape, and it is used for blending. With the rise of the Lungarotti winery and several others, however, distinctive red wines have also become part of the Umbrian wine portfolio. Orvieto blends often include the regional grapes Grechetto and Verdello, and may also include Trebbiano and Drupeggio. Until the last decade or two, the white wines of Orvieto were UmbriaвЂ™s best-known wines. Umbria is now the sixth largest of ItalyвЂ™s 20 regions in the quantity t of DOC wines produced.

Today there are two DOCGs and ten DOCs in Umbria, and 30% of the 41,000 vineyard acres are in classified appellations. In 1968 the area was awarded its first DOC appellation. A rich agricultural area famous for olive oil, grains and black truffles, commercial winemaking was not a priority until the mid-20th century, when Giorgio Lungarotti slowly turned his familyвЂ™s long-held estate from a general agricultural enterprise to commercial vineyards and a winery. Umbria is a relatively small region tucked up against the eastern edge of Tuscany and the MarcheвЂ™s western border. 92 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): 'The 2015 Villa Fidelia Rosso is a blend of 70 Merlot, 20 Cabernet Sauvignon and 10 Cabernet Franc, aged in barrique for 12 months.This is a sun-drenched and powerful wine (with a noticeable 15 alcoholic content) that delivers rich plummy fruit and thick textural layers.

Sportoletti villa fidelia 2006