The 2000 Sagrantino di Montefalco is one of the best of the appellation. Deep in color, spicy, alcoholic, and very penetrating on the nose with smoky, minty, eucalyptus notes along with the ripe red fruit, it is characteristically concentrated, powerful, and solid on the palate, tannic but without the slightest roughness, and with an important intensity and depth of extract on the lengthy finish. It will need some bottle time to show its best, and should be drunk between 2006 and 2018. Importer: Vinity Wine Co., Emeryville, CA; tel. (510) 601-6010