A Sagrantino final for the Supercoppa Frecciarossa match, the first trophy of the season, which took place yesterday at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan between Italian champion Inter and national cup winners Juventus, and which saw the team led by Simone Inzaghi come out on top.
La cena organizzata nella sala Executive Lounge dello Stadio “Giuseppe Meazza” in occasione della Supercoppa Frecciarossa e firmata dallo starchef umbro Gianfranco Vissani, ha visto il debutto in anteprima assoluta della nuova annata, la 2018, del Sagrantino di Montefalco Collepiano dell’azienda agricola Arnaldo Caprai, con cui hanno brindato gli ospiti della Lega (dal ct della Nazionale Roberto Mancini a Paolo Bonolis, solo per citarne un paio): un’etichetta storica della cantina (la prima annata di produzione, infatti, è datata 1979). La 2018 è stata un’annata piovosa in primavera e siccitosa durante i mesi estivi, condizioni che hanno permesso una perfetta maturazione delle uve: a questo si aggiungono 22 mesi in barrique di rovere francese e almeno 6 mesi in bottiglia che hanno conferito al Collepiano di arricchirsi di aromi di confettura di mora, pepe, chiodo di garofano e vaniglia, una nota balsamica e un tocco di cipria, mentre in bocca risulta potente, setoso, appagante, perfetto abbinamento di piatti a base di selvaggina, spezzatini e carni arrosto. Un vino straordinario come il suo debutto in Supercoppa.
ARNALDO CAPRAI FARM AT A GLANCE
Few other wineries in Italy and around the world are immediately identified just by mentioning the name of the denomination to which they belong, like Arnaldo Caprai, itself a symbol of Sagrantino di Montefalco. A unique reality, synonymous with Italian excellence, capable of creating wines that are out of the ordinary in terms of depth, elegance and longevity: not only reds, but also whites. The credit for this adventure that began in the late 1970s goes to Marco Caprai, Arnaldo's son. It was he, in fact, more than anyone else who believed in the richness of Sagrantino, reinterpreting it in a modern key, through the most innovative production and business management methods, which have enabled him to win the favour of the public and critics all over the world. Not to be outdone by the whites: Arnaldo Caprai's Grecante, 100% Grechetto, managed to conquer Wine Spectator's Top100.
A great company, Arnaldo Caprai, that guards a green soul, considering issues concerning sustainability, protection and safeguarding the environment as fundamental. The point of observation always remains the same: trying to behave in harmony with natural evolution cycles, preserving and enhancing the territory in which it operates. This is why the company decided to create an Environmental Management System that complies with international regulations, developing a voluntary territorial protocol of environmental, economic and social sustainability of the production process.
It is in this unparalleled context that wines of unforgettable substance are born, complex and elegant, capable of narrating the best of an entire region, Umbria.
