Antonelli Montefalco Sagrantino 2020 (750ml)

Umbria's Sagrantino is one of the most tannic red grapes in Italy, and this bottling from Antonelli San Marco in the Montefalco Sagrantino zone shows why the variety rewards patience. The 2020 is a still, dry red made entirely from Sagrantino, a grape grown almost nowhere else and built around dense structure and dark fruit.

Expressive and lifted, it opens with sweet mint and a whisper of cedar over a bouquet dominated by red berries. The palate is juicy and vibrant, packed with tart red and blue fruit and a floral note of violet pastille. It closes with the mouth-coating tannins the grape is known for, trailed by a lingering touch of licorice.