Abruzzo Wines

Villa Gemma is one of the five product lines of the Masciarelli winery. It represents the first vineyard of Masciarelli and is today its flagship cru. The first year of production dates back to 1984, in the municipality of San Martino and San Marrucina. The vineyards are exposed to the east, 14 hectares in total, and rest on clay-limestone soils. The vinification takes place in oak barrels, with maceration of 20-30 days, and aging of 36 months, of which about 18-24 in new oak barriques. Masciarelli 's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC "Villa Gemma" is the constant winner of numerous Italian and international awards.

Villa Gemma is one of the five product lines of the Masciarelli winery. It represents the first vineyard of Masciarelli and is today its flagship cru. The first year of production dates back to 1984, in the municipality of San Martino and San Marrucina. The vineyards are exposed to the east, 14 hectares in total, and rest on clay-limestone soils. The vinification takes place in oak barrels, with maceration of 20-30 days, and aging of 36 months, of which about 18-24 in new oak barriques. Masciarelli 's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC "Villa Gemma" is the constant winner of numerous Italian and international awards.

Villa Gemma is one of the five product lines of the Masciarelli winery. It represents the first vineyard of Masciarelli and is today its flagship cru. The first year of production dates back to 1984, in the municipality of San Martino and San Marrucina. The vineyards are exposed to the east, 14 hectares in total, and rest on clay-limestone soils. The vinification takes place in oak barrels, with maceration of 20-30 days, and aging of 36 months, of which about 18-24 in new oak barriques. Masciarelli 's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC "Villa Gemma" is the constant winner of numerous Italian and international awards.

Villa Gemma is one of the five product lines of the Masciarelli winery. It represents the first vineyard of Masciarelli and is today its flagship cru. The first year of production dates back to 1984, in the municipality of San Martino and San Marrucina. The vineyards are exposed to the east, 14 hectares in total, and rest on clay-limestone soils. The vinification takes place in oak barrels, with maceration of 20-30 days, and aging of 36 months, of which about 18-24 in new oak barriques. Masciarelli 's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC "Villa Gemma" is the constant winner of numerous Italian and international awards.

Impenetrable ruby red color. The nose is played on floral notes and red fruit jam. Gradually it expands its bouquet with hints of black pepper, vanilla, tobacco and dark chocolate. A full-bodied, robust, dense and powerful wine. Endless. Alcoholic content: 14% vol.

In appearance it has a pure ruby red colour. The nose is expressed with intense and complex notes and scents of plums and dark fruits, violets and delicate spiciness with a pinch of vanilla and cloves. The taste on the palate is full, harmonious, velvety, rightly tannic with a long persistence.

In appearance it has a pure ruby red colour. The nose is expressed with intense and complex notes and scents of plums and dark fruits, violets and delicate spiciness with a pinch of vanilla and cloves. The taste on the palate is full, harmonious, velvety, rightly tannic with a long persistence.

In the glass it has an intense ruby red color, as it is on the nose with its hints of dark pulp fruits to anticipate clear herbaceous and spicy romandi. A generous and direct wine, very smooth on the palate and with a long persistence. Absolutely to be tried with meat-based second courses seasoned with winter vegetables, excellent when paired with medium-aged cheeses on a nice mixed platter with cold cuts.

No secrets. No makeup. This Chardonnay Terre di Chieti PGI Bisanzio proposed by Codice Citra is a simple, but pleasant, white wine to be served throughout the meal. When on the table, of course, the sea and its fruits dominate. Served chilled it can also represent a valid alternative to the classic aperitif bubble. At 90%, guests will propose to continue with the same glass once dinner is served. It comes from pure Chardonnay grapes, harvested at flat ripening in the vineyards located near Ortona, in the province of Chieti. Soft pressing and cold maceration to obtain a limpid must which, once decanted, can be fermented, strictly at a controlled temperature to preserve all the goodness of its aromas, in stainless steel tanks. The result is a white, delicately scented, with a brilliant straw color. The nose reveals the warmth of its homeland well. Chardonnay, in fact, shows notes of tropical fruit and yellow flesh. In the mouth, however, it is above all fresh and well balanced in all its components.

Grape rediscovered a few years ago, widespread throughout the Abruzzo region. The name "pecorino" is given by the sheep's muzzle shape of the bunch and by the fact that when the shepherds passed through during the transhumance, the sheep stopped to graze the leaves of this vine.

Mastro Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC by Cantine Maligni is obtained from Montepulciano grapes grown on medium-textured clayey soils, in the municipality of Chieti in a planting with 1600 vines per hectare. It is vinified with destemming, crushing of the grapes and maceration with the skins for 15 days. After racking, it is aged in steel for 12 months.

Cerasuolo is a gem that only Abruzzo can offer: a wine produced exclusively from Montepulciano grapes, left unpeeled for a very short time and immediately fermented.

The Rosato "Donna Licia" is a versatile wine, produced mainly with Montepulciano grapes and a small percentage of Chardonnay and other white grapes that allows us to make it more pleasant on the palate and to lower the degree that would be too high for a wine suitable for aperitifs. .

The Bianco “Donna Licia” is a non-pretentious, versatile wine, produced mainly with Trebbiano d'Abruzzo and Chardonnay. Obtained from soft pressing and short cryomaceration, clarification of the must and fermentation at a controlled temperature, stop for refrigeration and immediate filtration. The storage takes place in steel and fiberglass tanks and the sterile bottling is done from January.

Autochthonous vine > biodynamic spontaneous fermentation wine with biodiversity certification > NOT FILTERED and not tartaric stabilized.

Indigenous vine > Biodynamic spontaneous fermentation wine with biodiversity certification > NOT FILTERED and not tartaric stabilized.

> Autochthonous vine > Biodynamic spontaneous fermentation wine with biodiversity certification > NOT FILTERED and not tartaric stabilized.

> Autochthonous vine > biodynamic spontaneous fermentation wine with biodiversity certification > NOT FILTERED and not tartaric stabilized.

Autochthonous vine

biodynamic spontaneous fermentation wine with biodiversity certification

In our cellar, between the MORrone and MAJella mountains MORMAJ is born, a rosé wine obtained by spontaneous fermentation, not clarified, is aged in steel tanks. Any deposits on the bottom do not constitute a defect in the wine and do not alter its taste.

Straw yellow color with golden notes. Persuasive and complex bouquet, with fruity, floral and spicy notes. With a good structure, full, soft and with a long persistence. Excellent as an aperitif and with appetizers, it is perfect with all seafood cuisine, especially raw fish and seafood. Also perfect with delicate meat-based dishes, with vegetables and fresh and semi-mature cheeses.

Intense ruby red color with violet reflections. Ample aromas of ripe red fruit, floral notes of violet and rose and fine sweet spicy notes. Excellent structure, warm, full and rich in fruity notes. An ideal companion to typical Mediterranean cuisine, it goes very well with first courses with meat sauces and grilled red and white meats. Excellent with various medium-aged cheeses.

Dull pink color with soft golden hues. Intense fruity aromas, delicate floral notes and nuances of banana and black cherry. With a good structure, it is soft, fresh and balanced. Excellent as an aperitif and perfect with pizza, it is decidedly versatile in combinations at the table. It goes well with both white meats and fish, but it is unsurpassed with fish soup, tripe, fresh cheeses and grilled vegetables.

White color with greenish notes, fruity, intense and elegant bouquet; in the balanced taste, with an aftertaste reminiscent of green apple.

Passerina Terra di Chieti is a wine that follows a short cold maceration of the crushed grapes, delicate pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Its marketing usually takes place in the months of January/February of the year following the harvest. We are talking about a wine that stands out in the glass for its straw yellow color with greenish hues. On the nose it offers a persistent and fruity aroma of white-fleshed fruits, exquisitely mixed with citrus notes. A glass that has a good structure and a full and intense flavour. It conquers the palate for its excellent freshness which makes it an exceptional white to be enjoyed as an aperitif and ideal in combination with fish, shellfish and seafood dishes, including raw ones, fresh cheeses and white meats.

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo from the Spinelli winery is a wine that follows a short cold maceration of the crushed grapes, delicate pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Its marketing usually takes place in the months of January/February of the year following the harvest. We are talking about a wine that stands out in the glass for its fairly intense straw yellow colour. On the nose it gives a persistent and fruity aroma of exotic fruit, exquisitely blended with floral notes. A glass that has a good structure and a long persistence on the palate. A soft white with the right degree of sapidity, an excellent meal wine for every day to be enjoyed as an accompaniment to dishes based on fish, shellfish and seafood, fresh cheeses and white meats. Also perfect to be enjoyed in the company of appetizing aperitifs.

Straw yellow with greenish and brilliant hues. Strong aromas of exotic fruit, banana, citrus and delicate notes of yellow flowers. Fresh, soft and pleasant. Medium bodied and good persistence.

Cherry red color with bright violet hues. Intense fruity aromas, delicate floral notes and hints of wild berries and black cherry. With a good structure, it is soft, fresh and balanced. Excellent as an aperitif and perfect with pizza, it is decidedly versatile in combinations at the table. It goes well with both meat and fish.

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo from the Spinelli winery is a wine that follows a short cold maceration of the crushed grapes, delicate pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Its marketing usually takes place in the months of January/February of the year following the harvest. We are talking about a wine that stands out in the glass for its fairly intense straw yellow colour. On the nose it gives a persistent and fruity aroma of exotic fruit, exquisitely blended with floral notes. A glass that has a good structure and a long persistence on the palate. A soft white with the right degree of sapidity, an excellent meal wine for every day to be enjoyed as an accompaniment to dishes based on fish, shellfish and seafood, fresh cheeses and white meats. Also perfect to be enjoyed in the company of appetizing aperitifs.

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC BIO by Cantine Spinelli is a New Entry from 2022, an Italian organic red wine with an intense and harmonious aroma, characterized by a wonderful aroma of red fruits and delicate spicy notes. It shows a beautiful intense ruby red color in the glass, with violet hues. Ample and intense hints of small ripe red fruits arrive on the nose mixed with light aromas of spices. In the mouth the taste is decidedly structured and full, pleasantly soft, balanced and persistent. Excellent in combination with cured meats, appetizers and aged cheeses, perfect with grilled and roasted meat, ideal with vegetable soups and first courses with tomato sauce.

Straw yellow color with greenish notes. Persistent and fruity bouquet, with citrus notes. Good structure, excellent freshness, full and intense flavour. Excellent as an aperitif, it elegantly accompanies all fish-based cuisine revealing a predilection for crustaceans and seafood, even raw. It is the perfect match with white meats and unseasoned cheeses.

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Serranella is a label produced with 90% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and 10% Sangiovese grapes. The vineyards are located in the heart of the province of Chieti, between the Maiella National Park and the Adriatic Sea, in a hilly area, with an average altitude of 230 meters slm , on mainly clayey-limestone soils. After the manual harvest, the bunches are destemmed and softly pressed, followed by maceration on the skins at a controlled temperature, in stainless steel tanks. The color that stands out in the glass is a ruby red with brilliant violet hues. The nose explodes with ample aromas of red fruit and fine spicy notes. It is a wine with a good structure, soft, balanced and with a long persistence. A perfect companion to typical Mediterranean cuisine, it goes very well with first courses with meat sauces and grilled red and white meats. Excellent with various medium-aged cheeses.

Cherry red color with bright violet hues. Intense fruity aromas, delicate floral notes and hints of wild berries and black cherry. With a good structure, it is soft, fresh and balanced. Excellent as an aperitif and perfect with pizza, it is decidedly versatile in combinations at the table. It goes well with both white meats and fish, but it is unsurpassed with fish soup, tripe, fresh cheeses and grilled vegetables.

The Trebbiano grapes remain in contact for about a year on the lees in Clayver ceramic barrels, the 2021 vintage was bottled in October 2022. We are dealing with a wine that expresses a clear sunny character, the aromas are reminiscent of wheat and chamomile , then a ripe peach comes out. The mouth is rich, warm, enveloping, powerful, with a remarkable aromatic expansion and length. In the second part of the mouth it develops a delicately smoky trace of toasted almond and hazelnut; closes full and juicy on fruity sensations and hints of tea.

Intense ruby red in color with garnet reflections, it is characterized by rich aromas of wild berries and subtle vanilla notes. Soft and warm in the mouth, it has a superb structure, a delicate balance and persistent aromas and flavours. It is the ideal partner for savory dishes, including game, red meat and aged cheeses.

It is a brut sparkling wine with a wide and persistent froth, fine and continuous perlage, a light straw color. The aroma is intense and balanced finesse. The full flavor expresses the typicality of the production area.

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The wine has an intense yellow color with golden reflections. The nose reveals hints of vanilla and a pleasant note of fruit and ripe yellow pulp.

The first line created by the Pasetti company, a classic among its pure Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Elegant red and strongly representative of its production area in Pescosansonesco (PE), in the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park.

Just fifty meters away from its twin we find the Pecorino doc bio vineyard, the youngest cru, espalier training system.

L'Amerighi's Apice is an intense and complex Syrah, born from a very suitable vineyard in Cortona, aged for 24 months in cement and tonneau and for over 2 and a half years in bottle. The bouquet is elegant and deep, with notes of wild berries, black cherry jam and balsamic herbs. The taste is powerful, fruity, spicy and very persistent.

It comes from particularly suitable areas of the Terre dei Vestini, where the low yields of grapes per hectare are not the result of any forcing: it is the soil itself that, by its nature, gives balance to the vineyard, ensuring that each cluster contains within itself a extraordinary concentration of quality. It is aged for 40 months: initially with fermentation and long maceration in Ganymede, then in stainless steel vats and subsequently in fine oak barriques to be completed with a stay in the bottle for at least 6 months.

At tasting it has an intense and deep ruby red color with purple hues. Perfectly ripe and highly concentrated aromas. A mellow and harmonious fruitiness that offers hints of plum, date and fig. All fused with fine spicy notes. Pulpy and persuasive taste. It goes well with first courses with a good structure, roasts, stewed red meat, cold cuts and cheeses, including aged cheeses.

The grapes from which our Montepulciano d'Abruzzo doc Dama originates ripen in vineyards with different exposure. Its color is intense ruby red with slight garnet hues, it has a good olfactory persistence with hints of licorice. Rich, harmonious and full on the palate, easy to pair, it goes perfectly with roasts, stewed red meats, cold cuts and cheeses. It is recommended to serve at a temperature of 18-20 ° C.

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo "Anfora" is an original and complex red wine, rich and expressive, vinified and aged in amphorae for 9 months. The balsamic and spicy scents and the aromas of wild berries and Mediterranean scrub recall a rich and juicy sip, with velvety tannins.

Francesco Massetti's Trebbiano offers the nose aromas of apple, white peach and puffs of hay as well as Mediterranean herbs, in the mouth it has a beautiful structure, freshness and saltiness with a good persistence, time will make this wine more complex, which is already very popular today .

Francesco Massetti's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Quarantacinque Selezione Luigi 2017 is a wine of great substance, offering the nose ripe aromas, red and dark fruit, Mediterranean herbs, in the mouth it has the pace and structure of a great aging wine which are balanced with freshness and tannin with a long persistence, wine of absolute value.

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Mezzo Pieno Selezione Donatella 2019 by Francesco Massetti is a wine of great substance offering the nose ripe aromas, yellow fruit, dried hay as well as Mediterranean herbs, in the mouth it has pace and structure which are balanced with freshness and saltiness with a good persistence, wine of absolute thickness.

Prima Terra is a wine obtained from Montepulciano grapes grown in an ancient vineyard of the Masci family, the former, as anticipated by its name. Aged first in large wooden barrels, it then rests in the bottle for at least a year. It has an intense ruby red color. On the nose it expresses strong jam aromas and on the palate a pleasant softness obtained from a delicate aging.

Villamagna DOC is the result of the project to enhance our wine area. It comes from a late harvest with manual harvesting of the selected grapes. Ruby red in color with purple reflections, the nose expresses intense aromas of red fruit, especially black cherry. In the mouth it fills the palate with its soft and velvety taste. Balanced and harmonious, it is a wine that goes well with Mediterranean cuisine, main courses of meats, salami, aged cheeses.

It is with the arrival of the new Villamagna Doc that Cantina Piandimare expands the line of its Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from the Piandimare massale selection with a further red that wants to be the umpteenth praise to the territory and the demonstration of the potential in terms of structure and aging. through the work done by the winery with only the grapes coming from the Val di Foro, in particular from those of the territory limited to the small, but growing interest, Doc Abruzzo Villamagna.

Valle Martello 's Orange Wine starts from a challenge accepted by our winemaker Corrado Masci. a white wine that follows a very natural fermentation in a concrete tank with native yeasts. Prolonged maceration with the skins gives it an amber colour, typical of orange wines. An intense and structured wine, which presents a pleasantness in the mouth that makes it suitable for both simpler combinations and large elaborate fish and meat dishes.

Medium intense straw colour. The nose shows hints of citrus, floral and white pulp fruit. A full-bodied and structured wine, with good acidity that refreshes the palate. It goes well with seafood dishes but also with white meats, medium-aged cheeses, cured meats and first courses.

Rather intense straw yellow colour. On the nose, pleasant floral notes and hints of white peach. Fresh, harmonious wine with good acidity. The balance between flavor and aroma closes long and persistent. It accompanies tasty seafood dishes but also cured meats and medium-aged cheeses.

With a pale straw yellow colour, it is delicate and fresh to the nose with hints of yellow plum and white flowers. It goes well with appetizers, first courses and fish dishes, soups and white meats.

Wine with an intense ruby red color, with violet hues in its youth. Highlights aromas of plum, red summer apple, ripe cherry and violet. Good structure and round and persistent body. On the palate it shows a good structure and a remarkable body, despite its nature as a young and fresh wine. It goes well with many dishes, such as legume soups, pastas, meats and cheeses.

Very intense ruby red color with garnet reflections that appear with the evolution of the wine; it is complex on the nose, with aromas of violets, red fruits in syrup, vanilla and spicy notes. It is advisable to decant it half an hour before serving. It goes perfectly with meat dishes from the Abruzzo cuisine, especially lamb, but also roast or braised veal and aged cheese.

From Pecorino grapes from vineyards in the highest altitude areas and carefully selected grapes. Straw yellow in colour, it combines appreciable fruity notes of peach, grapefruit and white flowers, with a fresh flavor and excellent sapidity. The time spent in the bottle gives it mineral notes.

Cerasuolo d' Abruzzo Terre Valse Frentana 2019. Rosé wine produced in Abruzzo with fruity and floral aromas, in particular notes of red fruits are highlighted.

The wine has an intense yellow color with golden reflections. The nose reveals hints of vanilla and a pleasant note of fruit and ripe yellow pulp.

Straw yellow in colour, it has a delicate nose, with hints of white flowers and unripe fruit.

Very intense ruby red color with garnet reflections that appear with the evolution of the wine.

Villamagna DOC Riserva is a powerful red wine, the best expression of Villamagna viticulture. After the careful and selected manual harvesting and the vinification phases, it rests in steel barrels for 12 months. It is aged in barriques for a further 8 months, then bottled and left to rest for two years before being marketed. The power of this wine is unleashed in the bottle, in the ruby red color tending to garnet with aging, in the imposing structure, in the aromas of red fruit and in the spicy notes. Soft in the finish with notes of vanilla and chocolate.

Villamagna DOC is the result of the project to enhance our wine area. It comes from a late harvest with manual harvesting of the selected grapes. Ruby red in color with purple reflections, the nose expresses intense aromas of red fruit, especially black cherry. In the mouth it fills the palate with its soft and velvety taste. Balanced and harmonious, it is a wine that goes well with Mediterranean cuisine, main courses of meats, salami, aged cheeses.

Prima Terra is a wine obtained from Montepulciano grapes grown in an ancient vineyard of the Masci family, the former, as anticipated by its name. Aged first in large wooden barrels, it then rests in the bottle for at least a year. It has an intense ruby red color. On the nose it expresses strong jam aromas and on the palate a pleasant softness obtained from a delicate aging.

Vinification: obtained from 70% red berried grapes and 50% syrah grapes, conferred by local winemakers; vinified with Provençal technique without pressing; transfer of the must to steel tanks where it is kept in stirring for about 7 days at a temperature of 5°C before the start of fermentation at a controlled temperature (16°). Maturation and refinement: subjected to refinement in steel and further storage in the bottle for a couple of months. Organoleptic characteristics: light pink color with a persistent and fruity aroma. The palate is soft, refreshing and grade ole. Longevity in the bottle: 2 or more years, properly stored. Serving temperature: 10-12°C Suggested pairings: it goes well with light fish-based dishes and is ideal when paired with young cheeses.

This wine is born on the most suitable hills overlooking the Costa dei Trabocchi, from vineyards selected as part of the "Vigneto Qualità" project. A mature and structured Panarda that evolves after aging in fine oak barriques for about 18 months. For lovers of the genre and for fans of red wines is a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo that cannot be missed in the cellar.

The name "Morandium" recalls the ancient Frentano place of worship, located near the Olearia & Vinicola Villese winery, characterized by the presence of a sanctuary active between the third and first centuries BC and a necropolis whose finds are exhibited at the museum national museum of Chieti and the civic museum of Vasto. The wine has an intense ruby red color with violet reflections. Intense aroma, characteristic of the primary aromas of the fruity component grape, with a full and robust body, well balanced.

The carefully selected grapes are pressed directly with the aid of inert gases in order to avoid any potential oxidation. The must obtained is clarified with a stop at a low temperature which allows decantation. The clean fraction is sent to fermentation with the addition of a part of skins and indigenous yeasts. During the fermentation phase, regular punching down is carried out which allows the extraction of natural tannins from the peel which preserve the integrity of the wine. At the end of fermentation, the wine obtained is decanted with the aid of inert gases and ages for 3 months on the yeasts that carried out the fermentation, followed by stabilization and bottling.

Lo Janù is the top of the range of Montepulcianos of the company. Hand harvesting of the grapes, maceration on the skins for 25 days, vinification in red and aging in double new barrique for 8 months + 8 months. Compact and deep goblet, of a beautiful ruby red. The olfactory reveals an incredible complexity, ranging from hints of dark fruit in alcohol, to toasted notes that recall hazelnuts, to slightly vanilla scents, to beautiful sensations of tobacco and dark chocolate. The sip is full and enveloping, long, pleasantly balanced. Closing on notes of bitter chocolate.

Pecorino is an extremely representative white grape variety for Abruzzo, and Jasci & Marchesani manages to give us a beautiful expression. Hand picked, vinification in white and aging for 6 months in steel vats and bottle.

Captivating ruby red, characteristic fruity aromas with hints of vanilla, balsamic vinegar and black olive. Full bodied, powerful, yet very balanced with flavors of mulberry, currant, dark chocolate and a long smoky finish.

Rudhir is another masterpiece of the Jasci & Marchesani winery which, year after year, proves to be a "Master Cave" for Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Thanks to Rudhir you go to savor a charismatic, fragrant and intense wine from every point of view. When the word masterpiece is used for a Jasci & Marchesani product, it is not an exaggeration; each bottle is an artistic, pure and sensational brushstroke, which in every sip strikes the soul and heart with the typical scents of the mother vine and those small nuances deriving from the various woods of the barrels. The Rudhir vinifies for 18 months in oak barriques and ends its journey after a further two years in the bottle, before being marketed therefore, explosions of flavours, aromas and aromas are the order of the day with a bottle of this bill. His warm and welcoming heart is a "trademark" and is capable of generating an approving smile even on the face of a drinker with a difficult palate.