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100% Montepulciano

 

GROWING AREA

Chieti Hills – Maiella slopes

 

ORIGIN OF THE VINE

Montepulciano is an indigenous grape variety of central Italy and in particular of the area between Marche and Abruzzo. Testifying to this are several documents dating back to the 1700s. In particular, the native land of this grape variety seems to be Torre de’ Passeri in the province of Pescara.

 

SOIL

Medium mixture – limestone

 

ALTIMETRY AND EXPOSURE

Orsogna 432 a.s.l.

 

AGE OF VINEYARDS

20-25 years old

 

BREEDING SYSTEM

Abruzzese bower

 

HARVEST

Handbook

 

WINEMAKING

Harvested by hand in the first decade of October, its grapes, once softly destemmed, undergo a maceration of about 14 days. During this period, the wine also completes alcoholic fermentation at a temperature no higher than 20°C, and is then introduced into barriques, where malolactic fermentation finishes. Subsequently, the wine undergoes an additional 6 months of aging in wood and resting in the bottle.

 

VIEW

Intense ruby red with slight violet hues, tending toward garnet with aging.

 

OLFACT

Aromas of red fruits, spices, intense, ethereal.

 

TASTE

Full, dry, harmonious, rightly tannic.

 

RECOMMENDED PAIRING

Gastronomically, it prefers boiled, braised and roasted meats, noble poultry and aged cheeses.

 

TEMPERATURE

16-18°C