Arnaldo Caprai, Montefalco Rosso Riserva, 2021 gift-card-custom-template Rio Sordo is often the

Rio Sordo is often the most immediately seductive

with a sinewy structure and impressive grip

The fruit comes off sandy

the chewy black-fruited tannins have softened into something darkly polished — leather

and south-facing exposure

Arnaldo Caprai, Montefalco Rosso Riserva, 2021 gift-card-custom-template Rio Sordo is often theArnaldo Caprai is the producer most responsible for putting Umbria's Montefalco on the map, and this Riserva is a more polished, age worthy step up from the estate's standard Rosso. It's Sangiovese based, blended with Merlot and a portion of the local Sagrantino, the fierce, tannic grape Caprai did more than anyone to revive. The Riserva sees around 20 months in French oak plus additional bottle age before release, which knits together the