Company Name:Agriverde s.r.l

Vintage2003 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionItaly, Abruzzo

Type of VineMontepulciano

AppellationMontepulciano d' Abruzzo

ClassificationD.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage14.5 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Rating(s)

Wine Spectator:
(0-100)89

Contest(s)

Mondial de Bruxelles Belqique:
(2003)GOLD MEDAL

The International Wine and Spirits Competition:
(2003)SILVER MEDAL

Wine Masters Challenge:
(2003)SILVER MEDAL

General

Tasting Notes:Aroma: ample ripe red fruit scent and refined spice notes of cocoa, vanilla, cloves, coffee and cinnamon. Flavour: a well-structured, powerful and elegant wine, balanced and with a long lingering finish. Sweet velvety tannin content.

Packing and Packaging

Number of Cases per Palette:480

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Soil:calcareus

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:Exposition: South – South East Altitude: 250 m. above sea level Growing system : Abruzzese bower. Density (grapevines per hectar ): 1800 Average production per hectare : 7 tons

Date of Harvest:2001

Type of Harvest:In November by hand

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Maturation: For 24 months in 225 litre French oak barriques imported from the Allier, Never, Vosges, Troncais e Limousin forests.

Temperature:35°C

Length:2 months slow fermentation together with skins, 20 months steel tank, 24 months new barriques, 24 months bottle aging