Pietramore Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva DOC 2016 | Abruzzo, Italy

A perfectly aged and intensely rich Montepulciano d'Abruzzo - it's bold, nuanced, and full of depth and complexity.

Producer: Antica Tenuta Pietramore

Region: Chieti and Teramo | Abruzzo

Grapes: Montepulciano

Complex aromatics and intensely flavoured. Starts with notes of dried florals, dark cherry, plum, and a spiced fruit preserve on the initial sip.
Opens up with fruit flavours of blackcurrant and dark berry fruit, sweetly spiced with vanilla and chocolate, dried herbs, and a subtle leathery tone on the back palate.

Rich and intense on the palate, lushly textured, with soft, velvety tannin balanced against a bright acid touch. Persistent and clean on the finish, with a soft earthy fruit note.

NERD NOTES

Montepulciao grapes from the provinces of Chieti and Teramo, Abruzzo, grown on textured clayey soil on a south-east exposure with biodynamic viticulture.

Hand harvested, late picked, at the end of October and start of November. Macerated on skins for 10 to 15 days at 24 degrees.

Aged for 6 months in steel vats and 18 months in French barriques before bottling, and then a further minimum of 6 months in bottle before release.