Bocale

Umbria
Montefalco (Perugia)
4.2 He
20 000 bottles
Famiglia Valentini
Stefano Dini
Emiliano Falsini
white, red, sweet
Merlot, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Trebbiano
Bocale

In 2002, the Valentini family created Bocale, a winery built on an old passion for wine being carried through generations. Bocale in a local dialect that means a two-litre jug of wine or oil, but, above all, the name by which this Montefalco family has always been known.

Bocale is located in Montefalco area in Umbria wine region. Production of Montefalco Rosso and Montefalco Sagrantino is an authentic expression of innovation in the tradition, where the fruits of nature are combined with perfection and simplicity of human gestures.

Main elements of the philosophy behind Bocale wine is the respect given to environmental cycles and the hand-crafted process that makes wine such a natural product full of personality.

Bocale wines are also certified Vegan.

Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot and Sagrantino; ageing 7-8 months in barriques; no filtration; ripe cherry and lightly spicy notes; balanced with soft tannins.
Montefalco Rosso Doc
Grapes: Sagrantino; ageing 18 months in barriques; no stabilization and filtration; 5,900 btls pa; blackberries, currants and Maquis, notes of spice and vanilla; smooth tannins, good length, great structure.
Montefalco Sagrantino Docg
Grapes: Sagrantino; no stabilization and filtration; 900 btls pa; grapes picked 1st week of October and dried in the sun, then pressed and vinified in barriques 24 months; a meditation wine.
Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Docg
Grapes: Trebbiano Spoletino; grapes picked up in Oct; ageing in btl and oak for 6 months; fresh, rounded, elegant with great structure.
Trebbiano Spoletino