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APPEARANCE Deep ruby red colour with granadine tints, very limpid and full-bodied.
AROMA At the olfactory evaluation it appears intense, persistent, of fine quality. It has a fragrance of ripe red fruits especially of wood and jam fruits, with tones of toast cocoa and chocolate.
PALATE The taste is full , round, warm, just tannic. The wine is well structured and mature.
FOOD MATCHING The wine links well with succulent dishes such as roast meat, grilled meat, and also with cheese and processed pork meat.
GRAPES/BLEND 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
VINIFICATION Skin maceration with pumping over the cap for about 8/12 days at a high temperature (28-30 degrees).
MATURATION 30 hectolitres oak barrels for 10 months.
CELLARING POTENTIAL This Montepulciano could be appreciated within 3 years or more.