DOC: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo: The wine is made in the Abruzzo provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo where there is a great similarity among the environments. The wine characteristics reflect the territory in which they are grown, regardless of location within the region. The Montepulciano wine has an intense ruby red color, turning slightly garnet as it ages. Its name comes from the varietal and it is not to be confused by the Tuscan wine with the same name, which bears the name of its town and not its varietal.

Varietal : Montepulciano. Made entirely of the Montepulciano grape from the region of Abruzzo. Introduced at the start of the XIX century, the Montepulciano varietal has rapidly conquered the whole region of Abruzzi in central Italy .

About the Producer : The Vinicola Tombacco winery originated almost a century ago in Trebaseleghe, a small village located on the plains bordering the Po Valley, the Dolomite Alps (Dolomites) and the cities of Venice, Padua and Treviso: the area had been producing wine for centuries, but as early as 1919 the Vinicola Tombacco winery realized that modernization and technology were the key to continued success.   Soon grape growing and winemaking became the main activities of the winery and through the years the Vinicola Tombacco formed a special relationship with local grape growers and vintners, which extended throughout the region and beyond, as the winery's reputation became its most important asset. As the winery continued to grow in full adaptation to the new technologies available, it became a very successful wine bottling company as well. Direct bottling made quality control and research the focus of the company and the results are appreciated today by returning customers and new clients worldwide. The Vinicola Tombacco winery recognized the importance of preparing and processing the wine before bottling it: the procedure is very delicate and a research and development state-of-the-art lab was created to take full advantage of new technologies and techniques whilst maintaining the traditional procedures of time past.

Tasting Notes : There is nothing musty or old fashioned about this straight forward red, with fresh "modern" styling in its rich dark fruit and sweet tannins. Intense ruby red in color with fascinating aromas of wild mountain strawberries and dark cherries. It is fresh and lingering on the palate with a very dry finish.

It is light and pleasant to the palate. The wine is dry, soft and lightly tannic .