AGRICOLA CASTELGROSSO

In Castel Ritaldi, in the province of Perugia, Agricola Castelgrosso operates within the denomination that gathers five Umbrian municipalities around Montefalco. The winery relies on a single grape variety, Sagrantino, expressed in the two forms provided by the DOCG: the dry red and the concentrated passito. Both mature for a minimum of thirty-seven months and start with an alcohol content of no less than thirteen percent, a measure of the tannic power that this grape achieves on the Umbrian hills. The result is wines with a compact texture and a mineral imprint, where concentration never yields to jamminess but remains punctuated by an acidic backbone. The single-varietal approach here is not a whim but a choice of identity: all work converges on a single cultivar, interpreted in both dry and sweet keys. Visitors to Castel Ritaldi can stop at the winery for a guided tasting and compare the two versions of Sagrantino, appreciating how the same grape cluster yields such diverse outcomes.

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