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Lungarotti Winery Guide
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Last updated: June 4, 2024
Winery Overview
Umbria’s premier winery, the Lungarotti Winery, looms large in this small, beautiful region bordering Tuscany. Umbrian wines are now widely recognized for their high quality, with many estates on par with high-end Tuscan estates. Still, Lungarotti is credited with earning the region its initial fame, thanks to its pioneering wines and an insatiable drive to promote Umbrian wine and culture. They were also innovators in wine tourism in Italy, founding a wine museum.
Wine-making in Umbria has ancient roots, but Giorgio Lungarotti propelled the region’s earthy Sangiovese blends to global acclaim. His legacy turned the charming hamlet of Torgiano into Umbria’s wine capital, rivaling Montefalco. Today, Torgiano thrives with its renowned wine museum and numerous viniculture enterprises, founded by the Lungarotti family, making it an essential destination for Italian wine aficionados.
While Lungarotti produces a wide variety of wines (nearly two dozen), liquors, and other gourmet products, the firm is best known for three iconic wines: San Giorgio, Rubesco (Umbria’s first DOC-recognized wine), and Rubesco Vigna Monticchio (a single-vineyard Rubesco Riserva). The former is a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend, while the latter two are Sangiovese-Canaiolo blends, but all undergo a long bottle aging process before being released onto the market. Such long aging times are a Lungarotti trademark, setting the brand’s wines apart from the crowd with their elegant, earthy, even leathery touches. Lugarotti has also gained fame for its white wines, particularly Chardonnays. The signature white, however, is Torre di Giano, a refreshing Grechetto and Trebbiano blend.
Wines produced
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San Giorgio
40% Sangiovese, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Canaiolo; aged 12 months in oak barriques; 13% alcohol. -
Torgiano Rosso Riserva Vigna Monticchio
70% Sangiovese, 30% Canaiolo; aged in oak for 12 months; 13 % alcohol. -
Sagrantino
100% Sagrantino; aged 12 months in French oak; 14% alcohol. -
Rubesco Rosso di Torgiano DOC
70% Sangiovese, 30% Canaiolo; 10-12 months ageing in oak barrels; 13% alcohol. -
Torre di Giano Il Pino
70% Trebbiano, 30% Grechetto; 6 months bottle ageing; 12% alcohol. -
Aurente
90% Chardonnay, 10% Grechetto; aged in barriques for 7 months.
Winery Contact Details
Lungarotti
Vila Mario Angeloni 1606089 Torgiano
Email: [email protected]
Tel +39 075 988 661
Fax +39 075 988 6650 Find out more
Facts & Figures
Appellation
Torgiano Rosso DOCG, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Torgiano DOC, Rosso di Torgiano DOC, Umbria IGT
Founded
1960s
Area under Vine
320 hectares
Age of vines
Oak barrel origin
Winemaker
Teresa Severini
Owner
Lungarotti family
Production
2,500,000 bottles
Grape varietals
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo, Sagrantino, Trebbiano, Grechetto, Chardonnay
Grape Varieties Used by the Winery
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape varietal native to the Burgundy wine region in France and one of the most popular varieties worldwide.
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Grechetto
Grechetto is a white grape variety native to the central regions of Italy, particularly Umbria, and is used to make a range of wines
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Trebbiano
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Canaiolo
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Sagrantino
Sagrantino is a grape native to Umbria, Italy, primarily cultivated around Montefalco. With origins dating back to the late 16th century as a communion wine, Sagrantino was historically used for sweet passito wines. Since the 1970s, it has been primarily produced as a dry, highly tannic wine, known for its inky purple color and robust bouquet with dark fruit, plum, and earthy notes. It ripens late and is known for its high tannin content.
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Sangiovese
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