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Red grape 🇮🇹 Abruzzo, Italy

Montepulciano

/ mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh /

Abruzzo's generous red — dark cherries, soft tannins and great value.

Don't confuse the grape with the Tuscan town: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is made from Sangiovese. Montepulciano the grape is the pride of Abruzzo on Italy's Adriatic coast, where it makes deeply coloured, plummy, soft reds — and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, a vivid cherry-pink rosé.

Serve at

16–18°C

Glass

Red wine glass

Decanting

Not needed

Climate

Warm

Structure

How Montepulciano typically feels in the mouth.

BodyMedium+
AcidityMedium
TanninMedium+
AlcoholMedium+

Aromas & flavours

What to look for in the glass.

Fruit

Black cherryPlumBlackberry

Herbal & spice

OreganoBlack pepperLiquorice

With age

TobaccoCocoa

Where it grows

The regions to know on a wine list.

Food pairing

Classic matches that work every time.

  • Pizza
  • Lasagne
  • Lamb skewers (arrosticini)
  • Burgers
  • Pecorino

Say it at the table

“Not the Tuscan town — this is Abruzzo's generous red. Dark cherries and soft tannins; a pizza and pasta hero.”

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