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ITALIAN WINE:
The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Colline Terramane DOCG with
Cerelli Spinozzi
By Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com
The top grapes of this region including
the white grape, trebbiano d’abruzzo,
also know as ugni blanc in France. It’s a
high acid wine, without much flavor extracted and is usually light and crisp with
apple flavors. The rose’ produced in the
region is known as cerasuolo d’abruzzo
made of the montepulciano grape that
is a hearty rose’ with notes of dried fruits
and strawberries. Above all dominating
the region’s well known wines are montepulciano d’abruzzo. A late-ripening
variety it’s deep colored, plump, low
acid and an accessible wine in its youth.
About two thirds of the production comes out of the Chieti province.
There is plenty of everyday montepulciano produced under the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC that can be simple
and juicy depending upon the producer, but if you’re looking for some of the
top quality montepulciano of this region
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seek out the 1 DOCG known as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane in
the north. It was granted this status to
differentiate itself from the rest in 2002.
The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from the
Colline Teramane DOCG requires 90%
montepulciano and 10% sangiovese.
The regular Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
from this DOCG is required to be aged 2
years where the riserva has an extra year
at 3 years.To learn more about the wines