Full Product Description

THE PRODUCER : Italo Pietrantonj

THE CHARACTERISTICS:

Region: Abruzzo

Denomination: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Grape-variety: 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Alcohol: 13%

Vintage: 2017

Aging: The wine matured 12-18 months in 40hl slavonian oak botti, then a further 3 months in the bottle.

Harvest time: Mid to late October.

Production Gentle pressing of the grapes, then a lengthy, submerged-cap maceration and cool-temperature fermentation.

Colour: The wine appears a garnet-flecked deep ruby-red.

Nose: The bouquet offers varietally-faithful scents of sweet violets and pungent underbrush.

Taste An elegant, velvet-smooth palate displays sturdy structure and perfectly-calibrated tannins.