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TASTE PROFILE
NOTES: Plum, Blackberries Licorice, Thyme Clove Apple / Pear Lemon/Lime, Orange/Mandarin Iris, Apple Blossom
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Neutral
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium -
ALCOHOL (%):
WINEMAKING
ORIGIN: Abruzzo, Italy
MAKER:
GRAPE VARIETALS:
- Montepulciano
FERMENTATION: Heavy Wood
AWARDS: >95 pts
SERVING RECOMMENDATIONS
DECANTING:
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING: KBBQ, sio ba
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING: Grilled lamb and pork
Description
Torre dei Beati Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Organic DOC 2018
Torre dei Beati Montepulciano D’Abruzzo has blend of deep violet shade and ruby red. It is fruity and lightly enriched by spicy hints coming from the old vineyard. The elegant nose and pulpy body gives the wine a good smoothness that is well-balanced by fine tannins. The well-measured acidty and natural minerality contributes to the elegant and long finish.
It was the first wine produced at the estate. An elegant and personal interpretation of the Montepulciano in the territory, it is obtained from repeated harvests in the same plots, followed by a further selection on the sorting table. The used of wood in the ageing phase has the purpose of helping the wine achieve a natural stability, keeping the fruity, enriching and spicy complexity.
100% Montepulciano D'Abruzzo from a vineyard that has an altitude of 250 – 300m above sea level with an average age of 26 – 49 years old that is grown in clay-limestone. Fermentation in steel tanks and ageing in oak barrels (mainly French oak barriques) for 15 – 18 months.