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Barone di Valforte Montepulciano d'Abruzzotext
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15¾/20

Barone di Valforte Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2014

Abruzzo, ItalyCrushed boysenberries, mulberries, black plums, medicinal cherry sides this montepulciano from Abruzzo. Medium bodied, with a swell of acidity and finely gritty tannins to a smoked, bitter cherry finish, welcoming lamb or pork loin. This was vinified in stainless before ten months in French oak. The Sorricchio family has owned the baronial fief of Valforte since the 13th Century and the Tenute Barone di Valforte vineyards cover 42 hectares in various communes in the Teramo hills, a prized place for montepulciano.Tasted: 10 April 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:
BC$17.79750mlBCLS
Producer: Tenute Barone di ValforteDistributors: Enoteca Bacco Importers
Grape: MontepulcianoCSPC: 887430UPC: 8033413001090