Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC 2016 Magnum – Primamadre - Vini la Quercia

Denomination: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Protected Designation of Origin. Grapes: Montepulciano 100%. Production area: Morro d 'Oro, Teramo. Altitude: 210 m above sea level. Soils: medium texture. Vineyard: row, simple guyot. Harvest: Manual harvest, last ten days of October after grape selection in the vineyard. Vinification: After destemming, the crushed grapes are transported to vitrified concrete tanks. Fermentation takes place in contact with the skins at a temperature of 30 ° C, not beyond, to facilitate extraction. During fermentation and after, for about ten days, the mass is moved which favors liquid contact (must / wine) and solid (skins). This broadens and defines the structure of the finished wine, which intensifies with the first aging in steel, then in tonneaux for about six - eight months and refining in the bottle for about six months. Tasting notes: red color with brilliant purple hues, intense and persistent undergrowth aromas, slightly astringent, important body. Food & wine: wine for important first courses and roasts. In particular, we recommend combining it with the following typical dish: timbale. First year of production: 2014 Alcohol content : 14.00 %Vol Format : 0.75 liters The label : since the earliest times, the oak was considered a sacred and oracular tree. Its cult dates back to the prehistoric times of the Roman, Greek and Celtic civilizations. Favorite tree by gods and men, so much so that keeping a chip of this wood was thought to preserve from misfortunes. This belief goes back to our recent past, when in Abruzzo oak leaves on which lightning had fallen were gathered to entrust them to poor recruits leaving for the war. It was thought that thanks to this talisman, soldiers could not be hit by bullets and this is based on the belief that where lightning once fell it will never fall again.