I VINI
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva SPELT 2020
TYPE: Red
REGION: Abruzzo
APPELLATION: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
VINE VARIETY: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%
FIRST VINTAGE: 1987s
VINEYARD FEATURES
TERROIR
AREA: Spoltore, San Valentino and Scafa districts
VINEYARDS: selection on 20 ha
ALTITUDE: 150-400 meter o.s.l.
EXPOSITION: South / South-West
SOIL: Medium clay
TRAINING SYSTEM: pergola abruzzese / Guyot
# VINES / HA: 1.600 -2.000 / 7.000
AGE OF THE VINES: from 26 to 46 years old
YIELD: 50 hl. / hectare
HARVEST:
Handly from the first week of October
WINEMAKING:
Fermentation and maceration for about three weeks in stainless steel tanks.
AGING:
16 months part in 25 hl oak Slavonian barrels and part in barriques and tonneaux, new and 2nd passage. Final refinement after the blending: couple of months in 25 hl oak Slavonian barrels and almost a year in bottle.
PRODUCTION:
n. 55.000 bottles x 0,75 l. Magnums and Jeroboam available too.
FOOD PAIRING
Baked Lamb and kidskin, grilled meats, arrosticini (local skewer of sheep meat) and lamb chops, pasta with ragù sauce.
Latest News
Spelt
2020: 93 pt James Suckling, 93 pt Falstaff;
2019: 92 pt James Suckling, 90 Vinous;
2018: 93 pt Falstaff
2017: 92 pt Vinous, 4 Viti AIS, 94 pt Veronelli;