Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mazzamurello Riserva 2021

Description

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mazzamurello takes its name from a playful elf in Abruzzo tradition believed to be hidden among the barriques, playing with the wine inside. Persistent and balanced, this still organic red is characterized by a single-varietal blend: 100% Montepulciano. This grape variety is undoubtedly one of the most important in central Italy, grown primarily in Abruzzo and Marche, and seems to prefer a warm, dry climate. Difficult to interpret, it depends on many factors—soil, climate, altitude, techniques used—and on top of all this is the complexity of cultivation, where the slightest detail is enough for the wild nature of the grape to take over. It prefers a clayey-calcareous soil for its growth, with an Abruzzese pergola training system. Vinification in steel with cold pre-maceration and maturation in barriques with batonnage on the fine lees for 20 months allow it to achieve natural stability; all of this has led to this wine being classified as DOC Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Rosso. Born in the province of Pescara by the Torre dei Beati company, which takes its name from a tower featured in a fresco in the local church of Santa Maria in Piano, the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mazzamurello is the first and most famous wine produced there. Only the best grapes of the vintage have the honor of composing this red wine famous throughout the country.

Details

Perfume

Nose rich in spices with cinnamon and clove, then licorice, tobacco and finally undergrowth. Representing fruit, there are cherries and strawberries, which are left to a balsamic finish.

Color

Dark ruby.

Taste

Full bodied, intense, with a tightly integrated tannic texture. It is the incredible freshness of this wine that cheers a long finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Torre dei Beati

From this winery

• Start up year: 1999
• Oenologist: Fausto Albanesi
• Bottles produced: 100.000
• Hectares: 21

The name of the winery comes from a detail of a large 1400 fresco in the local church of S. Maria in Piano. In the precious representation of the Universal Judgment, the "tower of the Blessed One" is the ultimate goal that, with great effort and difficult trials, the souls just passed into the afterlife. This parable reflects the inspirational principle of our activity, which is the desire to express, through careful selections in the vineyard and in the cellar, the best of the native vines that we grow in the particularly suitable territory of Loreto Aprutino.

Our family-run company was set up 1999 when we decided to take over the vineyard cultivated for many years by our Father Rocco. Convinced of the impossibility of separating the concept of quality of wine from that of its genuineness, we immediately converted the vineyard to the biological method and our first bottle was produced in 2000. The first production unit, located on the ground floor of the old farmhouse was later joined by a barrel cellar for maturing the wines and a new production cellar. At the same time our range of products expanded with the study of significant variations on Montepulciano theme, followed by new Pecorino and Trebbiano vineyards.

We cultivate 21 hectares in Loreto Aprutino, between 250 and 300 meters above sea level, 25 kilometers from the Adriatic, on the first spurs of clayey-calcareous hills that close the valley of the Tavo torrent, rising towards the 3,000 metres of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, the highest peak in the Apennines. This particular position means that the vines are constantly affected during the day by the air temperate from the sea, and at night, especially in the last month of ripening, by the cold that descends from the mountain, which is already covered in snow in September.

The Abruzzi pergola represents the type of planting of the oldest vineyards, while high-density espalier is used for the most recent plantings. Agronomic practices vary according to the type of planting, the characteristics of the vine, and the individual parcel of land, always aiming to achieve a natural vegetative-productive balance, aimed at obtaining limited quantities.

Harvesting is carried out exclusively with successive passes of scalar picking, selecting each time on each plant only the perfectly healthy and ripe bunches, leaving the others to gain greater concentration until the next harvest. Cultivation is carried out using organic methods, certified in accordance with European laws.

Torre dei Beati Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mazzamurello 2017 was awarded the Tast e Vin by AIS and is one of the 22 best regional wines in Italy. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Torre dei Beati Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mazzamurello Riserva 2021
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Montepulciano
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Vendor	Torre dei Beati
Origin	Loreto Aprutino (PE)
Climate	Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Clay and limestone.
Cultivation system	Pergola abruzzese
Plants per hectare	1,600
Yield per hectare	5,000 kg/h
Wine making	Steel with cold pre-agglomeration and a total of 30 days maceration.
Aging	20-22 months in new barriques, with batonnage on fine lees.
Allergens	Contains sulphites