{"id":11912,"date":"2015-09-30T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T21:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=11912"},"modified":"2015-09-30T16:08:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T21:08:48","slug":"umbrian-sagrantino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/30\/umbrian-sagrantino\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbrian Sagrantino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I attended an Internet presentation of Umbrian wines. We received six samples from Umbria. Umbria an a region in Italy that borders Toscana. It is not part of Toscana.\u00a0 The wine samples all included the grape Sagrantino. Sagrantino is not Sangiovese. It is a completely different grape and one of my favorite grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2012, I have replaced the traditional wine notes with haikus. The haiku format of five syllables. seven syllable and five syllables works very well with tweets on Twitter. I wrote the following haikus for today\u2019s wine tasting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/092915b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11909\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/092915b.jpg\" alt=\"092915b\" width=\"331\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/092915b.jpg 331w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/092915b-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>2011 Perticaia \u2013 Montefalco Rosso haiku:<br \/>\n<i>Black, red berry fruits<br \/>\nFruity, medium tannins<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Where is the pasta?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2011 C\u00f2lpetrone \u2013 Montefalco Rosso haiku<\/p>\n<p><i>Black cherries abound<br \/>\nFruit forward and bold tannins<br \/>\nCrisp everyday wine<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2008 Tenuta Castelbuono \u2013 \u2018Carapace\u2019 Montefalco Sagrantino haiku<br \/>\n<i>Blackberries, cherries<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Dark ruby, sienna hue<br \/>\nBright kissing tannins<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2009 Antonelli \u2013 Montefalco Sagrantino haiku<br \/>\n<i>Translucent ruby<br \/>\nSandpaper coating tannins<br \/>\nNeeds Italian food<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2008 Scacciadiavoli \u2013 Montefalco Sagrantinohaiku<br \/>\n<i>Ripe black berry fruit<br \/>\nPerceived sweetness fruit forward<br \/>\nSagrantino wine<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>2<\/i>009 Arnaldo Caprai \u2013 \u2018Collepiano\u2019 Montefalco Sagrantino haiku<br \/>\n<i>Sweet jam berry fruits<br \/>\nSweet spot of Montefalco<br \/>\nPair Umbrian foods<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It is hard to select a favorite from the group. I liked the<b> <\/b><i>2<\/i>009 Arnaldo Caprai\u00a0 and the 2009 Antonelli \u2013 Montefalco Sagrantino the best. Those two were also the most expensive wine in the United States. Sagrantino can challenge Cabernet Sauvignons. If you like Cabernet, give Sagrantino a try the next time you have an opportunity. Although it pairs well with Italian food, I could easily enjoy these wines paired with a rocking chair on a porch.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Umbrian Sagrantino\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=11912\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I attended an Internet presentation of Umbrian wines. We received six samples from Umbria. Umbria an a region in Italy that borders Toscana. It is not part of Toscana.\u00a0 The wine samples all included the grape Sagrantino. Sagrantino is not Sangiovese. It is a completely different grape and one of my favorite grapes. 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