Montepulciano

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

Grape Variety: 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: Very deep, brilliant ruby with purple reflections, the bouquet shows excellent intensity and richness, with notes of ripe red fruit, amaretto cookies, marzipan and sweet spices. Mellow, flavourful and complex on the palate, with smooth, velvety tannins, outstanding freshness and balance.

Food Pairing: Ideal pairings are robust first courses, cold cuts and salami, particularly the excellent varieties to be found in the Abruzzo region, as well as roasts and stews.

Awards:

Mundus Wines 2021 - Silver Medal

Sakura Awards 2021 - Silver Medal

Korea Wine Challenge 2020 - Silver Medal

Luca Maroni 2020 - 94 points

750ML

Contains Sulphites

Region: Italy, Tenuta Cantalupo in Notaresco, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Tasting Notes: There is massive fruit concentration on the nose which is utterly gorgeous, rich and ripe and has the merest hint of oak. Dark, dense purple colour. Full bodied, smooth sweet mouthfeel and very ripe flavours, huge concentration and super rich palate, the essence of Montepulciano. Great purity of fruit and silky texture. Garnet red. Intense and persistent, spicy (tobacco and jam), aromas of licorice, fruity, a little ethereal. A full bodied wine, soft and balanced. Intense and persistent.

Food Pairing: This wine is recommened to be paired with pizza, pastas with tomato sauce and hard cheeses.

Awards:

Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal

Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold Medal

Region: Italy, Ortona, San Salvo, Pollutri, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: 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 and persistent fragrance, fruity (red fruit, prunes and cherries) with vanilla essence. Well-bodied, tannic and well-balanced, rather intense and persistent and ready to drink. Best served with good salami, savoury first courses, meat and cheese.

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

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.

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: Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Colonel, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: 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: This wine would be a perfect accompaniment to appetizers of cold cuts, cheese, rich pasta dishes and excellent with red meat.

Award:

Korea Wine Challenge 2020 - Silver Medal

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).

Region: Abruzzo: Italy

Grape Variety: 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.

Awards:

Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold

Berlin Wine Trophy 2021 - Gold

VEGAN