Montepulciano

Region: Italy, Colonel, Anlaran, Controguerra, Rose Garden, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano

Background: Vineyards are located within the townships of Colonnella, Ancorano and Controguerra and cover a total of 25 hectares (nearly 62 acres).

Winemaking Process: Vinification begins with soft pressing and de-stalking with maceration on skins and fermentation for twenty days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in American barrique and aging continues for six months.

Tasting Notes: Strong ruby red with garnet highlights. Intense, persistent, fruity with a strong aroma of ripe red fruits, "amaretto", marizapan, spices. Dry, warm elegant tannins.

Food Pairing: Best served with slow-cooked rack of lamb, pappardelle with pork ragout, roasted or filet mignon.

Awards:
Luca Maroni 202 - 93 Points
Berliner Wine Trophy 2023 - Gold
Korea Wine Challenge 2022 - Gold
Japan Wine Challenge 2022 - Bronze

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Region: Abruzzo, Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Tasting Notes: Garnet red in colour. Intense and persistent, spicy (tobacco and jam), with aromas of licorice, fruity and a little ethereal. A full bodid wine, soft, balanced, intense and persistent. Ready to drink upon release but also good for aging5-6 years.

Food Pairing: This wine is best paired with legumes, mushrooms and tasty meats. OPI perfectly matches turkey and barbecue meat. Try also with Asian cuisine such as duck, beef and pork hot pots.

Awards:
James Suckling 2023 - 91 Points
Luca Maroni 2023 - 95 Points
Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold
Berliner Wine Trophy 2023 - Gold

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Region: Abruzzo, Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano

Background: Velvety smooth Gold Medal Italian Red, acclaimed by the world’s top wine writers. Hugh Johnson called this fabulous Fantini; “the hearty, ripe, really warming wine that Chianti so often fails to be.” while US Supremo Robert Parker hailed it “one to buy by the car-load!”

Tasting Notes: A ruby red colour with garnet reflections. Intense, persistent and fruity with a strong aroma of wild berries. A full-bodied wine, well balanced, slightly tannic with a clean aftertaste.

Food Pairing: Excellent with all the typical courses of Italian traditional cooking. It matches well with risotto, pasta and pork.

Awards:
Luca Maroni 2023 - 91 points
Frankfurt International Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal
Japan Wine Challenge 2022 - Bronze

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Region: Italy, Abruzzo
Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: This is another organic and biodynamic wine from the Lunaria guys. Montepulciano d`Abruzzo is made from carefully selected grapes and left to ferment naturally using wild yeasts before ageing in a combination of oak and stainless steel for at least four months.

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red in colour with a pronounced nose of black cherries and a toasty note from the oak ageing. The palate is fairly full bodied with concentrated black fruit notes combines with cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla held together by chewy tannins and a long, fruity finish.

Awards:
Best Italian Winery 2012
The Sommelier Wine Awards is a wine competition with a difference. Focused entirely on wines aimed at the on-trade, since it started in 2007 it has grown to become the key competition for wines trying to increase their presence in hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants, as well as the first point of reference for the UK's on-trade wine buyers.

Not only are wines that sell in the High Street supermarkets not permitted to enter, but all of the judges are members of the on-trade, too. The tasting panel for the Sommelier Wine Awards reads like a Who’s Who of the UK hotel, restaurant and sommelier scene.

VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC/ORGANIC

Region: Australia, McLaren Vale
Grape Variety: Montepulciano Background: Started by the late Doug Collet in 1973, Woodstock in McLaren Vale has always had an eye on the future. As well as red, white and rose wines, Woodstock has a ken focus on fortified wines too. When his son and current owner, Scott took over in 1982, the tradition has continued with fine wine making from the old vines on the property. Ben Glaetzer is now the chief winemaker with Scott managing vines – a winning team as shown by the Heartland range.

Tasting Notes: Bright, dense and deep purple in colour. Dark morello cherries, juniper berries, spearmint and dark chocolate on the nose. Full-bodied and robust with well-integrated tannins and a velvety texture balanced by mid-palate supple fruit characters and acidity. This wine has a long, smooth and spicy finish.

Food Pairing: This Montepulciano pairs well with pizza or pasta. It is also a great food wine that is perfetly paired with Italian classics.

VEGAN

Region: Abruzzo, Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Intense and persistent aroma, with hints of chocolate that never dominate over the copious fruit. Good structure, good tannins and well-balanced.

Food Pairing: Good with starters of cold cuts. Pairs well with T-Bone steak, gourmet burgers and game. Delicious also with beef Stroganoff with mushrooms or eggplants.

Award:
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold
Korea Wine Challenge 2020 - Silver

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Region: Italy, Abruzzo
Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: Biodynamic wine is often considered superior to conventional wines, with better flavour, superior aroma, and more pleasant texture. Growers find that the biodynamic method yields a better growth balance, and ideal sugar content for the wine. The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Bucefalo is certified 'Demeter' biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.

Tasting Notes: Broad and intense, the nose is dominated by fruity notes with opening of black cherries and blueberries, followed by spicy scents of tertiary origin aromas (resulting from aging) with notes of cocoa, coffee, tobacco and leather. It is really amazing tasting this red wine made from dried grapes, the astringency of tannins and the freshness of acidity are well matched with the natural sweetness of the wine. Excellent overall harmony, velvety, smooth and with a long persistence.
Award: Awarded as “Best Italian Winery” 2013, Orsogna Winery (located in Abruzzo region) is one of the largest producer of biological and biodynamic wine (Certified by Demeter).

VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC/ORGANIC

Region: Abruzzo: Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano

Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Intense, persistent and fruity with a strong aroma of wild berries. A full-bodied wine, well balanced, slightly tannic with a clean aftertaste.

Food Pairing: Excellent with all the typical courses of Italian traditional cooking. It matches well with Risottos, pasta and pork meat.

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Region: Abruzzo, Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Montepulciano

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red with shades of black plum. The aromas are deep and complex: ripe fruit, raisins, blackberries, sour cherries, cinnamon with touches of vanilla and dark chocolate. The palate has a powerful rush of coca powder, with notes of jammy blackcurrant and hints of mocha espresso and caramel toffee. The seamlessly integrated palate of powdery tannins frame the perfect acidity, giving a long texture on the finish.

Food Pairing: Its elegance and structure make it perfect with game, red meats or mature cheeses. It is also an ideal accompaniment for lengthy conversations.

Awards:
The Winehunter Award 2023
Luca Maroni 2023 - 99 Points
Vinoway Wine Selecdtion 2023 - 96 Points
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold
Mundus Vini 2022 - Silver
Frankfurt International Trophy 2022 - Silver
Korea Wine Challenge 2022 - Bronze

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