Murelle - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP

Montepulciano DOP 100% with vineyards in the hills facing East, South-East of Miglianico, at 250 meters. above sea level, with clayey-loamy soils. The breeding is an Abruzzo pergola with 15-20 year-old vines, 1,600 plants per hectare with a yield of 120 q.

Harvest: Manual, around the middle of October

Maceration of the skins: The maceration has an average duration of 10 days, during which several pumping over are carried out, to obtain the optimal extraction of the polyphenols

Pressing: Soft, the final pressing fractions are separated

Fermentation temperature: 26 ° C

Malolactic Fermentation: Spontaneous

Refining: Refining takes place in large barrels for 6 - 8 months; 2 months of refinement in bottle follow.

Alcohol content: 13.00% Vol.

Color: intense ruby ​​red with slight violet reflections

Bouquet: complex perfume, expresses notes ranging from plum, to tobacco, to clove; benefits from moderate contact with the air

Taste: intense body and good length, fine-grained tannin, round in the finish

Ideal temperature 18 - 20 ° C. Traditional first courses such as tagliolini with beans, main courses of meat such as pork chops and sliced ​​beef