Arnaldo Caprai Collepiano Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG 2016

Andreas Larsson, Tasted

Dark purple core and a ruby hue. Ripe and intense nose showing some new oak, dark berries, crème de cassis, smoke, truffle and leather. Very dense and powerful palate, youthful and vigorous with layers of spicy dark fruit, tobacco, cocoa and dry spices. The texture is youthful with immense tannin, yet well-rounded starting to soften. Very long and powerful finish, a big wine still needing a few years to come around but great potential.

WinesCritic.com

Solid and concentrated... shows notes of black cherries, black plums, blackberries, dark chocolate and pressed red flowers. In the background, licorice dominates the secondary nose. Full body, biting tannins of polymerized nature and an exploded finish rich in progression and infinite length.

Robert Parker

With a dark, full-bodied color and ripe aromas of blackberry preserves and dark marmalade, the 2016 Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano packs a powerful punch at 15,5 % alcohol. There are dustings of baking spic or bitter chocolate. Here is a full, big-bodied and brooding Sagrantino…

Falstaff

Rich, dark ruby with a light garnet rim. Lots of dark fruit of blackberry and ripe plum, plus spicy rosemary. Lots of tight tannin on the palate, opens up in many layers, not a palate pleaser either, but doesn't dry, dark chocolate on the final.

Decanter

Wine Spectator

An elegant spin on Sagrantino, with supple tannins and a fresh spine of acidity layered as a springboard for flavors of crushed cherry and black raspberry fruit, Earl Grey tea, dried rose petal and sandalwood aromatic. A subtle streak of minerally iron and smoke plays on the graceful finish.

Vinous

Darkly alluring notes of plum and cherry sauce give way to balsamic spices and hints of mocha as the 2016 Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano blossoms in the glass. This is a deeply textural yet youthfully dense and poised expression, a wave of ripe black fruits, encased in a web of minerals, coasting along a core of brisk acids. Cooling hints of mint add lift through the massively structured finale, where sweet tobacco, baker’s chocolate and currants linger incredibly long. This is a towering yet sleek vintage of Collepiano that will enjoy a long life, though it will require a number of years to come fully into focus.

James Suckling

Aromas of cassis, dark plums, incense and roasted nuts. It’s full-bodied with firm tannins. Firm and dense with a chalky texture. Slightly dry finish.

Gambero Rosso

Vivino