Montepulciano is a beautiful hilly region on Tuscany's southwestern edge, east of the historic hilltop town of Siena, where Tuscany meets Umbria near pretty Lake Trasimeno. The Montepulciano grape is found in numerous regions around Southern Italy and most famously in the town of Abruzzo. The grape is often confused with Sangiovese when used for making Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
While increasingly enjoyed as a non- blended varietal, Montepulciano is most classically crafted into two style of wines, Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno. Both are blends of Montepulciano and Sangiovese with Piceno typically having a mixture of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Montepulciano while Conero is typically a blend of 15% Sangiovese and 85% Montepulciano.
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This young wine, bottled in the same year it is produced, has an intense ruby red color, with light violet reflections. It features a soft bouquet, considered fruity, and it has a dry, smooth, and well-balanced flavor, with an enjoyable slightly bitter but pleasant aftertaste.
Montepulciano has a fairly intense nose of strawberry and ripe plum fruit, combined with hints of leather and fading red flowers. On the palate it is dry, warm and quite smooth with good freshness. Flavors of Morello cherries, peaches and plums are backed by soft yet persistent sweet tannins and subtle tobacco notes.
The quality of Montepulciano wines produced in Abruzzo has been constantly improving in the last ten years, making Abruzzi, once a backwater in wine making, one of the most interesting realities in the Italian scene.
This wine can accommodate many red meats and game birds. It's over all smooth and balanced taste can please almost every kind of wine drinker.
Italian Wines - Montepulciano D'Abruzzo
Mike Samii,
Cordon Bleu Chef/Author
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