I don't often drink Montepulciano D'abruzzo, but everytime I do I tend to enjoy it. I find it combines lovely juicy fruit with with just a nice bit of rusticity, and so it is with this wine.
An expressive nose of red fruits and a nice touch of leather. To drink it's medium bodied, and went well with a mushroom pasta dish. Bright red fruits are joined by earth, a bit of funk, and some tobacco. There's a lovely sour cherry finish to. Altogether a very satisfying and enjoyable drink.
Rated:
RRP: $25
ABV: 13.5%
Website: http://www.masciarelli.it/
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ReplyDeleteI must agree with the first line here. I opened a bottle of Illuminati's 2009 Riparosso the other night, which for under $15, was brilliant. As you adhere to here, it was very ripe and juicy up front - almost Australian like - but its back palate was earthy, funky, somewhat tobacco-like and essentially feral. For the price it was certainly full of interest.
Cheers,
Chris P
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ReplyDeleteKeen to try the Illuminati. I reckon Montepulciano D'abruzzo is alsmot the perfect wine with which to introduce someone to they joys of Italian wine
you are about $15 too high on the bottle price
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