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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2019 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.5 pts. and median of 83 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by xksrx on 8/23/2015 & rated 84 points: Solid for 10 bucks. Nice earthy notes on the nose, very dry, tannic, very italian style. Drank outsede on patio on summer afternoon with cheese and crackers. (1336 views) | | | Tasted by Loren Sonkin on 8/14/2015 & rated 83 points: Retails for around $8. Served at a party. Purple in color. The nose is ok with some black cherry(ish) notes. full bodied. Drinkable. Not much character. Some black/red fruits. Decent enough with food at a summer cookout. (1318 views) |
| MontepulcianoFor more information on this varietal, please visit:
Varietal character (Appellation America)Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorAbruzzi Abruzzi (Italianmade.com)Montepulciano d'AbruzzoFrom Wikipedia:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a type of wine grape as well as a type of red wine made from these same grapes in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. The grape is however recommended for 20 of Italy's 95 provinces. Up to 10% Sangiovese is permitted to be added to the blend. It is typically a fruity, dry wine with soft tannins, and as such is often consumed young. If aged by the winery for more than two years, the wine may be labelled "Riserva."
This wine should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes, but not the Montepulciano variety.
The quality of Montepulciano wines produced in Abruzzo (especially in the provinces of Pescara and Chieti) has been constantly improving in the last ten years, making Abruzzi, once a backwater in winemaking, one of the most interesting locales in the Italian scene.
It is blended with the grape Ciliegolo to make the wine Torgiano. It is also used as the primary grape in Rosso Conero DOCG and is a major part of the Rosso Piceno DOC blend.
Over the past few years the Montepulciano variety has been successfully introduced into Australia.
For more information, please visit:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Italianmade.com) |
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