Montepulciano D’Abruzzo D.O.C.
The cultivation’s origin in Abruzzo is very ancient: the first evidence of the presence of this grape dates back to 1700.
There are various versions regarding the history of its origin: according to one of these, it seems to have been imported by a traveler who brought the grape from Tuscany to Abruzzo in the nineteenth century; according to others, it seems to have been a grape originally cultivated in Valle Peligna, in the province of L’Aquila. All these different versions also mix with legend: Polybius, a Greco-Roman historian, said that Hannibal made his soldiers drink Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and it seems that this cured them from scabies.
Montepulciano is also mentioned in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”.
Content:
0,75L
Region:
Abruzzo
Color:
Bright and intense red
Type:
Dry still wine
Alcohol content:
12,5%
Fragrance:
Notes of ripe fruit, vanilla and licorice.
Flavour:
Intense and persistent, with pronounced but harmonious tannins.
Pairings:
Ideal with meat dishes and aged cheeses.
Service temperature:
18-20°C
