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Torre dei Beati Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Organic DOC 2020

The first wine of the Torre dei Beati.
Montepulciano
  • $49.00

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NOTES: Plum, Blackberries Licorice, Thyme Clove Apple / Pear Lemon/Lime, Orange/Mandarin Iris, Apple Blossom

BODY: Medium

DRYNESS: Neutral

ACIDITY: Medium +

TANNIN: Medium -

ALCOHOL (%):

ORIGIN: Abruzzo, Italy

MAKER:

GRAPE VARIETALS:

  • Montepulciano

FERMENTATION: Heavy Wood

AWARDS: >95 pts

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.