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| Community Tasting Notes (average 82.7 pts. and median of 81 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Alec McVean on 8/10/2011 & rated 81 points: Appearance: Clear, deep purple Nose: Clean Pronounced but developing fruit (blackberry) and spice (pepper) Palate: Dry, high acidity, med(+) tannins, full bodied, pronounced fruit (blackberry and black cherry) and spice (pepper), med length Conclusions: good inexpensive rustic Italian red for everyday drinking (2197 views) | | Tasted by Will Devize on 6/15/2011 & rated 81 points: Fruity wine with high acidity to pair with a Puttanesca pizza/pasta. (2251 views) | | Tasted by Will Devize on 4/11/2011 & rated 86 points: Cherry-based fun for all the family from this quaffable little chappie. Medium bodied, fruity, nice acidity and some pleasant tannins on the back end. This is all you could ask for in an inexpensive Italian red. Bravo The Wine Society! (2303 views) | | Tasted by rjsmall on 2/25/2011: Purple colour. Slight perfumed, cherry, raspberry nose with vanilla. Good balance. Flavours similar to nose with good fruit. Slightly rustic but great with food. (2086 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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