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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.3 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by SadEdjo on 10/19/2012 & rated 87 points: Opaque red. Mature black licorice nose & plush entry. Smooth entry & middle with a hint of sage with black tea notes in the finish. Good with food or as an aperitif. (1304 views) | | Tasted by kenito799 on 10/30/2008 & rated 84 points: Delicious nose of sweet cherry, hints of leather and spice. Flavor is full of tangy swee cherry fruit, vanilla, hints of licorice in the finish. The only disappointment is the immediately vanishing finish. But quite smooth, just makes you drink it faster. (1934 views) |
| Talamonti Producer websiteMontepulcianoFor 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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