Filippo Antonelli |
Country of Origin: Italy
Location: Montefalco
People: Filippo Antonelli, Owner | Paolo Salvi & Massimiliano Caburazzi, Winemakers
The Antonelli estate dates back at least to the Medieval period, with mentions in documents of its suitability to growing grapes and olives. Francesco Antonelli bought the estate in 1881 and it has been in the family since. They’ve been planting and farming from the beginning, but started bottling and marketing its wines in 1979.
Antonelli wines are made exclusively from estate-grown grapes, which are all organically grown (started in 2009; certified in 2012) and vinified with an eye toward preserving quality and integrity. There are 40 hectares under vine, on hilly slopes with an average altitude of 350 m. Soil is clay with limestone deposits, with some parts rich in fossils, contributing intense and varied tones to the grapes. Sagrantino and Sangiovese are the main red varietals, but Montepulciano, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon are also grown. Their whites are Grechetto and Trebbiano. Vines range from 15 to 30 years.
Their vinification and racking process employs gravity instead of pumps, to avoid damaging grapes, especially Sagrantino. The wines are aged in an underground cellar. Their exacting standards and gentle winemaking point to their ethos of authenticity and harmony, ultimately achieving elegance and drinkability.
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Antonelli (375 ml) 2007 Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito
Rating: 90
This opulent dessert wine has an alluring fragrance of plum, fig, carob and chocolate. The palate delivers ripe black cherry, prune, raisin and glazed sugar alongside velvety smooth tannins. Perfect to finish the meal with or to sip by the fire.
- The Wine Enthusiast (2/1/2014)
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Antonelli 2007 Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
Rating: 95
This is really something. I loved a few years ago but now it even more amazing. Full and velvety with superb fruit. It’s soft and decadent with meat, berry and bark character. It goes on for minutes. Great wine. Reminds me of a great Cote Rotie.
- Jamessuckling.com (2/18/2014)
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Antonelli 2010 Montefalco Rosso DOC
Rating: 90
This blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot offers lovely aromas of violets, earth, berry and spice. The palate delivers a lush wild cherry flavor, layered with accents of clove and white pepper, balanced by freshness and supple tannins.
- The Wine Enthusiast (2/1/2014)
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