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Adrano Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG wine — Villa Medoro winery — Dionysus

Adrano Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG

by Villa Medoro · Abruzzo, Italy

Awards & scores
  • Tre Bicchieri 2016Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2012 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2014Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2010 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2013Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2009 vintage
  • Tre Bicchieri 2010Gambero Rosso, Vini d’Italia · 2006 vintage
Type
Red
Grapes
Montepulciano
Alcohol
14.5%
Sweetness
Dry
Colour
Red
Colour depth
Dark
Body
Medium-bodied
Serve at
16–18 °C
Bottled in
0.75 l
Villa MedoroAbruzzo, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The grapes grow in Colline Teramane, the only area in Abruzzo with DOCG status. Villa Medoro’s 17 ha vineyard lies at 200 m above sea level on clay-limestone soils.

Vinification

The grapes are harvested in October. Vinification involves 25 days of skin contact and 25 days of fermentation in stainless-steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation in barriques.

Ageing

The wine matures for 12 months in new French oak barriques and then rests in bottle for 6–8 months.

Tasting profile

It has a distinctive style while retaining the classic character of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.

Label / history

Medoro is a small village near Atri, close to the Teramo hills overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The Medoro family has made wine there since the early 1970s. In 1997, Federico, the family’s third generation, began a new phase for Villa Medoro. The family owns 92 ha of vineyards, and the estate produces 300,000 bottles annually.