Style
Red
Type

Still

Winemaker

Elena Nicodemi

Appellation

Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG

Varieties

Montepulciano

Farming

Certified Organic

Terroir

Abruzzo hill district at 300 meters. Medium-textured calcareous clay soils. Abruzzo pergola training system. 1,600 plants/hectare density. >50 years vineyard age. 6,000kg/hectare average yield.

Vineyard

Notaresco

Vinification

Macerated for 10–15 days and spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts in cocciopesto amphorae.

Aging

The wine spends 12 months cocciopesto amphorae then it is decanted. No filtration before bottling. Bottle Aging: 6 months

Features

Cork, Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Shelf Talkers

Tech Sheets

Tasting Note

Intense ruby red with violet hues ushering in a nose generous with intense aromas of forest fruits like blackberries, blueberries and currants, with a balsamic hint. The palate is complex and fruit-rich, typically fresh and very persistent. A wine of remarkable structure and balance.