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		<title>Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Docg</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Umbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red / Sweet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sagrantino grapes are hand-picked around mid October, naturally air-dried for 3 months and then crushed
and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for
12 months prior to bottling and commercial release.]]></description>
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<p><strong>VINEYARD: </strong>10 Ha. in Montefalco. 30 year old vines. Topsoil is red clay rich in iron oxides, over a bedrock of volcanic chalk [Tufo]. 5000 vines x Ha. 100% Sagrantino.</p>
<p><strong>WINEMAKING:</strong> Grapes are handpicked in September and air-dried for two months, with a 50% weight loss per bunch. Withered grapes are pressed, cold-soaked and fermented on the skins for 20 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in a mix of French oak tonneaux and 30 Hl Slavonia oak casks for 12 months prior to bottling.</p>
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<td width="26%" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">APPELLATION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Docg</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINTAGE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">2004<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">GRAPE<br />
COMPOSITION </span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">100% Sagrantino</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TYPE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Red / Sweet</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINEYARD</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">20 Ha., situated in the heart of the Montefalco appellation. 20 year old vines, vine density up to 4.000 –  5.000 plants per Ha.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">SOIL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Clay and shale over Tufo chalk.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">ALCOHOL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">15%<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">PRODUCTION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">15.000 bottles</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">AWARDS<br />
<img src="http://www.selectedestates.com/images/award-icon.gif" alt="Awards" width="14" height="25" /></span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TASTING<br />
NOTES</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
MAKING</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Sagrantino grapes are hand-picked around mid October, naturally air-dried for 3 months and then crushed and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for 12 months prior to bottling and commercial release.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">FOOD<br />
MATCH</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Producer<br />
Home page:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-producers/scacciadiavoli/">Scacciadiavoli</a></td>
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<td height="35" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WEBSITE:</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td height="22" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
REGION:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-8.jpg" alt="" /><br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1236" title="copy-of-map_umbria1" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/copy-of-map_umbria1.jpg" alt="copy-of-map_umbria1" width="108" height="125" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/umbria/">Umbria</a><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/piedmont/"><br />
</a></td>
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<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-389" title="Wine portfolio" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wine_list.gif" alt="" width="350" height="42" /></strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/03/sagrantino-montefalco-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Docg</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-rosso-doc/">Rosso di Montefalco Doc</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-sagrantino-passito-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito Docg</a></li>
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		<title>Montefalco Rosso Doc</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Umbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red / dry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sagrantino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot grapes are hand-picked around the end of September and fermented
at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for 8 months prior
to bottling and commercial release.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/rosso.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2351" title="rosso" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/rosso-299x299.jpg" alt="rosso" width="299" height="299" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p><strong>VINEYARD:</strong> 20 Ha. in Montefalco. 25 year old vines. Topsoil is red clay rich in iron oxides, over a bedrock of volcanic chalk [Tufo]. 5000 vines x Ha. 60% Sangiovese, 20% Sagrantino, 20% Merlot.</p>
<p><strong>WINEMAKING:</strong> Grapes are handpicked in September, destemmed, gently pressed, cold-soaked and fermented on the skins for 10 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in a mix of French oak tonneaux and 30 Hl Slavonia oak casks for 6 months prior to bottling.</p>
<table style="height: 331px;" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">APPELLATION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Montefalco Rosso Doc</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINTAGE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">2004<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<tr>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">GRAPE<br />
COMPOSITION </span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">60% Sangiovese, 30% Sagrantino, 10% Merlot</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TYPE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Red / Dry</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINEYARD</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">20 Ha., situated in the heart of the Montefalco appellation. 20 year old vines, vine density up to 4.000 –  5.000 plants per Ha.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">SOIL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Clay and shale over Tufo chalk.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">ALCOHOL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">13.5%<br />
</span></span></span></td>
</tr>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">PRODUCTION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">55.000 bottles</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">AWARDS<br />
<img src="http://www.selectedestates.com/images/award-icon.gif" alt="Awards" width="14" height="25" /></span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TASTING<br />
NOTES</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
MAKING</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot grapes are hand-picked around the end of September and fermented  at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for 8 months prior  to bottling and commercial release.</span></span></span></td>
</tr>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">FOOD<br />
MATCH</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Producer<br />
Home page:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-producers/scacciadiavoli/">Scacciadiavoli</a></td>
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<td height="35" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WEBSITE:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"></td>
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<tr>
<td height="22" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
REGION:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Reg/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-8.jpg" alt="" /><br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1236" title="copy-of-map_umbria1" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/copy-of-map_umbria1.jpg" alt="copy-of-map_umbria1" width="108" height="125" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/umbria/">Umbria</a><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/piedmont/"><br />
</a></td>
</tr>
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</table>
<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-389" title="Wine portfolio" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wine_list.gif" alt="" width="350" height="42" /></strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/03/sagrantino-montefalco-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Docg</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-rosso-doc/">Rosso di Montefalco Doc</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-sagrantino-passito-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito Docg</a></li>
</ul>
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		<title>Sagrantino Montefalco DOCG</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Umbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red / dry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sagrantino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scacciadiavoli]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grapes are handpicked in September and air-dried for one weeks, with a weight loss of 20% per bunch...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1235 aligncenter" title="scacciadiavoli" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/scacciadiavoli-299x299.jpg" alt="scacciadiavoli" width="276" height="276" /><strong>VINEYARD:</strong> 10 Ha. in Montefalco. 30 year old vines. Topsoil is red clay rich in iron oxides, over a bedrock of volcanic chalk [Tufo]. 5000 vines x Ha. 100% Sagrantino.</p>
<p><strong>WINEMAKING:</strong> Grapes are handpicked in September and air-dried for one weeks, with a weight loss of 20% per bunch. Withered grapes are pressed, cold-soaked and fermented on the skins for 20 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in a mix of French oak tonneaux and 30 Hl Slavonia oak casks for 12 months prior to bottling.</p>
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<td width="26%" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">APPELLATION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Montefalco Sagrantino Docg</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINTAGE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">2004<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">GRAPE<br />
COMPOSITION </span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">100% Sagrantino</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TYPE<br />
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Red / Dry</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINEYARD</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">20 Ha., situated in the heart of the Montefalco appellation. 20 year old vines, vine density up to 4.000 &#8211; 5.000 plants per Ha.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">SOIL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Clay and shale over Tufo chalk.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">ALCOHOL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">13.5%<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">PRODUCTION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">35.000 bottles</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">AWARDS<br />
<img src="http://www.selectedestates.com/images/award-icon.gif" alt="Awards" width="14" height="25" /></span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TASTING<br />
NOTES</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
MAKING</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Sagrantino grapes are hand-picked around mid October and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for 12 months prior to bottling and commercial release.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">FOOD<br />
MATCH</span></span></strong></span></td>
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Home page:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-producers/scacciadiavoli/">Scacciadiavoli</a></td>
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<td height="35" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WEBSITE:</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td height="22" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
REGION:</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<p><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/umbria/">Umbria</a><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/piedmont/"><br />
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<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-389" title="Wine portfolio" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wine_list.gif" alt="" width="350" height="42" /></strong></span></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/03/sagrantino-montefalco-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Docg</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-rosso-doc/">Rosso di Montefalco Doc</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/2009/07/montefalco-sagrantino-passito-docg/">Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito Docg</a></li>
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		<title>Orvieto Classico Doc</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Umbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grechetto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Le Lune & Le Prune]]></category>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-1226 aligncenter" title="orvieto" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/orvieto.jpg" alt="orvieto" width="238" height="165" /></p>
<p><strong>VINEYARD:</strong> 10 Ha in Orvieto, at 300 mt altitude. 22 year old vines, 5.000 plants x Ha., the topsoil is composed of red clay rich in iron, over a block of volcanic chalk [Tufo]. 40% Grechetto, 30% Trebbiano and 30% Malvasia.</p>
<p><strong>WINEMAKING:</strong> Grapes are handpicked around the end of October and fermented into white wine in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature with ambient yeasts; The wine ages for 5 months on its lees in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature, to prevent malolactic fermentation.</p>
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<td width="26%" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">APPELLATION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Orvieto Classico Doc</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINTAGE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">2006<br />
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">GRAPE<br />
COMPOSITION </span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Grechetto, Procanico and Trebbiano in equal parts</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TYPE<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">White / Dry</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">VINEYARD</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">7 Ha. situated in the heart of the Orvieto Classico ppellation. 20 year<br />
old vines, density up to 4.000 plants per Ha.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">SOIL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Clay soil rich in iron oxides, lying over a block of volcanic chalk [Tufo]</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">ALCOHOL<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">12%<br />
</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">PRODUCTION<br />
</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2">75.000 bottles</td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">AWARDS<br />
<img src="http://www.selectedestates.com/images/award-icon.gif" alt="Awards" width="14" height="25" /></span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">TASTING<br />
NOTES</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
MAKING</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Grechetto, Procanico and T</span></span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">rebbiano </span></span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">grapes are hand-picked the first week of September and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts. The wine ages in stainless steel vats for 6 months on its lees prior to bottling and commercial release.</span></span></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">FOOD<br />
MATCH</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">Producer<br />
Home page:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-producers/le-lune-le-prune/">Le Lune &amp; Le Prune</a></td>
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<td height="35" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WEBSITE:</span></span></strong></span></td>
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<td height="22" bgcolor="#f1eef2"><span class="text"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15px;">WINE<br />
REGION:</span></span></strong></span></td>
<td bgcolor="#f1eef2"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1227" title="copy-of-map_umbria" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/copy-of-map_umbria.jpg" alt="copy-of-map_umbria" width="108" height="125" />Umbria<a href="http://www.selectedestates.com/wine-regions/piedmont/"><br />
</a></td>
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<p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-389" title="Wine portfolio" src="http://www.selectedestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wine_list.gif" alt="" width="350" height="42" /></strong></span></p>
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<li> ORVIETO CLASSICO DOC</li>
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