Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOP 2021 - Terzini

VARIETY : Montepulciano 100% PRODUCTION AREA : Tocco da Casauria (PE) - ITALY TYPE OF SOIL : clayey VINEYARD ALTITUDE : 350 msm TRAINING SYSTEM : Pergola Abruzzese YIELD : 80/90 q.li/Ha PLANTING DENSITY : 1.600 plants per hectare. HARVEST : first days of October careful visual choice of the bunches harvested manually. The carefully selected grapes arrive in the cellar transported in 15 kg wooden crates. VINIFICATION : soft pressing of the grapes, prolonged maceration for at least 20 days in small steel vats. Fermentation at controlled temperature in steel tanks. AGING : 12 months in steel tanks plus 12 months in barriques with subsequent rest for 4 months in the bottle. CHARACTERISTICS : deep ruby red color with light purple reflections, consistent; intense and complex nose; hint of ripe red fruit tending to jam, spicy, notes of licorice, vanilla and toasting; robust, quite tannic, balanced, persistent, and harmonious. ALCOHOL CONTENT : 14.5% vol. SERVING TEMPERATURE : 16-18 ° C RECOMMENDED COMBINATION : lamb, red meats, aged cheeses, dark chocolate.