Profile of Lungarotti Winery
Profile of Umbria Wine Region
Umbria's premier winery, the Lungarotti Winery looms large in this small and beautiful region bordering Tuscany. Umbrian wines are now widely recognized for their high quality, many estates on a par with high end Tuscan estates, but Lungarotti is credited with earning the region its initial fame, thanks to its pioneering wines and insatiable drive to promote Umbrian wine and culture. They were also innovators in wine tourism in Italy, also founding a wine museum.
Although wine has been made in Umbria for untold centuries, it was under the hand of the late Giorigio Lungarotti and his earthy Sangiovese blends that Umbrian wines reached a worldwide audience in modern times. Thanks to the winery's prestige, the pretty little wine hamlet of Torgiano that - apart from Montefalco - has become Umbria's de-facto wine capital and commercial center, with the marvellous wine museum and a host of wine-focused businesses (many owned or begun by the Lungarotti family) that make the town a natural stop on any wine tour of Italy.
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 is 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, in particular Chardonnays. The signature white, however, is Torre di Giano, a refreshing Grechetto and Trebbiano blend.
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Wines
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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; aging 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 aging oak barrels; 13% alcohol |
| Torre di Giano Il Pino |
70% Trebbiano, 30% Grechetto; 6 months bottle aging; 12% alcohol |
| Aurente |
90 % Chardonnay, 10% Grechetto; aged in barriques for 7 months |
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Address:
Giorgio Lungarotti
Vila Mario Angeloni 16, 06089 Torgiano - Italy
Tel: +39 075 988 661
Fax: +39 075 988 6650
Email: lungarotti@lungarotti.it
Web: www.lungarotti.it
Winery Details
Vineyards: Lungarotti owns 260 hectares of vineyards in Umbria, with an additional 40 leased hectares in Torgiano, and 20 hectares in Montefalco. Vineyards include Monticchio, Il Pino
The winery's classification:Torgiano Rosso DOCG, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Torgiano DOC, Rosso di Torgiano DOC, Umbria IGT
Founded:1960s
Owner:Lungarotti family
Winemaker:Teresa Severini
Area under Vine:320 hectares
Grape Varietals:Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo, Sagrantino, Trebbiano, Grechetto, Chardonnay
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