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Red dry
Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva DOC 2017 is an exemplary Italian red wine, symbolizing elegance, strength and longevity. Made from 100% Montepulciano grapes, carefully selected in the Abruzzo region, this wine is a true pearl of the Masciarelli winery, which has won numerous international awards and is recognized as one of the best in its category.
Aromas: Ripe black fruits (cherries, plums), tobacco, leather, chocolate and smoke notes, subtle hints of vanilla and spices.
Taste: Full-bodied, rich and structured, silky tannins, retained acidity, long and elegant aftertaste. An example of a mature wine, but still capable of improvement.
The grapes are hand-picked from one of the best-rated vineyards in the region, Cassa Legno. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, long contact with the skins. The wine is aged in new French oak barrels for up to 2 years.
Serve at 16-18 °C. Goes well with dry-aged beef, wild meat dishes (venison, pheasant), aged cheeses (Pecorino, Parmigiano), truffle dishes and mushroom risotto.
A savory nose of bricks, top soil, grilled meats and sour cherries rolls onto a palate of more sour cherries, berries and meat jus, with a vanilla-cherry cola note on the finish. Tannins are wound up tightly with acid and heat also in competition.
A gorgeous, polished Abruzzo red with crushed-stone, blackberry and blueberry aromas, as well as hints of graphite and pumice. Full-bodied and tannic, but so balanced and polished. Goes on for minutes. A top red from the region. Better in three or four years. Try after 2025.
Masciarelli Tenute Agricole was established in 1981 from the entrepreneurial intuition of Gianni Masciarelli, a symbol of Italian wine and protagonist of the success of modern wine production in Abruzzo. The beating heart of the winery is in San Martino sulla Marrucina, in the province of Chieti, and includes vineyards and olive groves, in all 4 provinces of Abruzzo. Wine production – while also having a small production of extra virgin olive oil – now has 18 labels and five product lines: Classic Line, Gianni Masciarelli, Villa Gemma, Marina Cvetic, and Castello di Semivicoli. In the constant and renewed work for innovation, but with respect for the environment and tradition, Masciarelli inaugurated, after a long restoration, Castello di Semivicoli, a seventeenth-century baronial mansion, which is now a Relais de Charme in the vineyards, a driving force of wine tourism in the area.
