Gioia del Sole – Bella Addormentata 2017 – Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo

Gioia del Sole – Bella Addormentata 2017 – Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of ripe red berries, Bigarreau cherry and small notes of crushed raspberry combined with a hint of blackberry and apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, slightly tight and offers a racy minerality, tension, a fine fat, a good definition, dynamism as well as a fine concentration. On the…

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Collefrisio – Vignaquadra Passerina 2017 – Passerina Terre di Chieti 

Collefrisio – Vignaquadra Passerina 2017 – Passerina Terre di Chieti 

The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a fine freshness as well as a fine density / richness. It reveals notes of fleshy vine peach and ripe lemon associated with small touches of pineapple and apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very slightly “perlante” (discreet sparkling sensation) and offers a good structure, a fine suavity,…

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Collefrisio – Vignaquadra Pecorino 2017 – Pecorino Terre di Chieti

Collefrisio – Vignaquadra Pecorino 2017 – Pecorino Terre di Chieti

The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a fine sucrosity. It reveals notes of sweet lemon and sweet mandarin associated with touches of sweet pink grapefruit, flowers / rose and touches of exotic fruits (passion fruit, quenette). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built and offers a fine freshness, a good definition, tension, fat, suavity, an…

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Costantini – Tornese 2010 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

Costantini – Tornese 2010 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

The nose reveals notes of blackberry, fleshy strawberry and small notes of crushed redcurrants combined with subtle hints of raspberry as well as a discreet hint of balsamic and garrigue. The wine needs to be put in carafe. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral (racy minerality) and offers a fine fresh frame, suavity, good structure,…

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Contesa – Vigna Corvino 2017 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

Contesa – Vigna Corvino 2017 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of wild raspberry, redcurrant and small notes of ripe blackberry combined with discreet touches of olive tree, grove, cherry and very discreet touches of sweet spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine acid frame, a fine juiciness, straightness, tension as well as…

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Cantina Frentana – Rubesto 2014 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

Cantina Frentana – Rubesto 2014 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

The nose is a bit discreet and a bit tight. It needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of blackberry, gray pepper, cherry and small notes of redcurrants associated with discreet touches of sweet spices and undergrowth. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave, round and offers a good definition as well as a…

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Cantina Frentana – Panarda 2013 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

Cantina Frentana – Panarda 2013 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

The nose is aromatic and offers power as well as a fine concentration. It reveals notes of wild berries, tonka beans, crushed/ripe redcurrant and Bigarreau cherries combined with small notes of blackberry, strawberry as well as discreet touches of sweet spices and a subtle hint of Timut pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, precise,…

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Tilli – Lupus 2016 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

Tilli – Lupus 2016 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

The nose is aromatic and offers a fine concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, redcurrant and fresh / fleshy red fruit combined with touches of minerality, fresh cherry, blackberry as well as very discreet hints of sweet spices, licorice and imperceptible hint of olive. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, gourmande, fleshy, a bit tight, beautifully…

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Cantina Tollo – Cagiòlo 2012 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

Cantina Tollo – Cagiòlo 2012 Riserva – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 

The nose is aromatic, elegant and offers a fine richness. It reveals notes of blackberry, ripe wild strawberry and small ripe wild berries associated with touches of spices, gray pepper as well as touches of fleshy raspberry, sweet spices and caramelized/toasted oak, chocolate, cooked cassis and a very discreet hint of black olive / garrigue….

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Di Sipio 2015 – Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Di Sipio 2015 – Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

The nose is fruity and offers a fine juiciness and a fine minerality. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, black cherry, and small notes of ripe/juicy red berries associated with discreet touches of sweet spices as well as a subtle hint of gray pepper, black olive and chocolate. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, beautifuly juicy,…

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