The Sagrantino grape variety has been cultivated in the Montefalco area, in Umbria, since the Middle Ages. The most widespread version today is the dry version, but a passito version is traditionally produced, linked to sacred uses and still today provided for by the DOCG Montefalco Sagrantino.

It was in the 90s that the phenomenon of Sagrantino began, whose growing fame made it abandon the guise of a rustic wine to take on the role of a great red wine. The great structure of the wine and the intense fruity notes opened it to international markets where there was a great demand for wines that were intense on the nose and muscular in body. Today producers are returning to a less exaggerated style, more austere and close to the characteristics of the vine. Montefalco is not the only municipality in Umbria where Sagrantino is grown, which is also produced in Bevagna, Gualdo Cattaneo, Giano dell'Umbria and Castel Ritaldi. In total there are about 1000 hectares, very few for a wine of this fame, which make Sagrantino a wine extremely tied to its territory.

The wine obtained from the Sagrantino grape is famous for its great intensity, concentration and aging capacity thanks to the high polyphenolic content. Sagrantino is one of the most tannic varieties in the world and gives rise to wines with a very dark purple color. On the nose it is characterized by aromas of red fruits, cinnamon and earth. It has been protected by the DOCG trademark since 1992. Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG requires 100 percent Sagrantino grapes, with a minimum of 30 months of aging, of which at least twelve in wooden barrels, which must be followed by a further period of refinement in the bottle of at least 4 months.