Fongoli | Montefalco Rosso Bicunsio

Fongoli is an historic Montefalco estate dating from the early 1900s when Decio Fongoli began farming grapes and olives alongside the breeding of pigs and cattle. Since 1999 the estate has been run by Decio's great-grandson Angelo who  follow the traditional approach of ageing in large oak barrels, vinifying with indigenous yeasts, and working with local Umbrian varieties including Sagrantino and Trebbiano Spoletino. Today the property - managed entirely along biodynamics principles - extends for about 35 hectares, of which 23 are vineyards, with the rest made up of olive groves, woods, truffle grounds and meadows.

Bicunsio is a blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Montepulciano from vines planted in 1975. The grapes are all harvested together by hand, and fermented with indigenous yeasts in open vats in contact with the air without temperature control, according to the traditional method. The wine is then age in large Slavonian oak casks for two years. A deep ruby red, it offers incredible intensity and persistence on the nose, with deep  spicy and savoury notes and fruity flavours of cherry and blackberry.