Fruit
Earth
Acid
Body
Tannins
Importer notes from Dalla Terra:
"The Spelt Montepulciano d'Abruzzo represents a fuller-bodied version of this traditional wine compared with La Valentina's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo in the Classica line. It is made with the first selection of Montepulciano grapes from the vineyards. In addition, all of the wine for Spelt is aged in wood, for a total of 18 months. The result is a more robust and complex wine. The name Spelt refers to a type of wheat (faro in Italian) that once grew where the La Valentina winery and village of Spoltore (whose name itself derives from spelt) are now located."
Country
Italy
Sub-Region
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Region
Abruzzo
Varieties
Montepulciano
Farming
Practicing organic (non-certified)
Soil
Medium clay
Winemaking
Extended maceration, aged for 16 months, 40% in barriques and tonneaux, 60% in in 2,500-liter
Slavonian oak casks. Aged an additional 12 months in bottle prior to release.