2020 Caldora Montepulciano d'Abruzzo ($15)

Caldora is located in Abruzzo on the Adriatic coast in East-central Italy.

Caldora has a special arrangement with the many growers who own over 1,500 hectares of land in the two coastal provinces of Teramo to the north and Chieti to the south. The award-winning winemaking team carefully selects the best portions of each vineyard depending on clones, position in the vineyard and age of vines. They then direct the farming of these vineyard rows including reducing the yield per vine, to ensure the highest quality grapes. This arrangement means they are not actually buying grapes, but rather renting vineyards or portions of vineyards.

This wine from Caldora is produced from 100% Montepulciano grapes that are hand harvested and undergo de-stemming, delicate crushing and pre-fermentation maceration to extract color and some tannin.

This Caldora Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is medium ruby in color with aromas of red fruits and spices. On the palate it has rich blackberry and plum flavors, soft tannin, low acidity and a long easy finish.

If you are not already familiar with Montepulciano wines, please checkout this Caldora Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. It’s a good one! Cheers!

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this sample at no cost for review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Sample Provided by González Byass via Donna White Communications