Conviviale Montelpulciano d’Abruzzo, Boutinot Italy & Adria Vini

Description

Conviviale Montelpulciano d’Abruzzo is an Italian red wine from the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy.

Boutinot and Adria Vini, A Joint Venture

Set up in 2003, Adria Vini is a winemaking venture jointly owned by Boutinot and Araldica Vini Piemontesi, the leading co-operative in Piemonte. All areas of production, from grape selection through to vinification, maturation, blending and bottling are meticulously overseen by Araldica’s Claudio Manera and Lella Burdese.

Vineyards Throughout Italy

Working closely with growers and cooperatives, their aim is to produce a range of authentic, well-priced wines from local grape varieties. The mainstay of white wine production is Pinot Grigio, sourced from the Pavia region south of Milan, Friuli and the Veneto. New projects in the Veneto and Sicily from the 2008 vintage see the addition of Prosecco, Grillo and Catarratto. The reds come from mature, low-yielding vineyards in Sicily, Puglia and Abruzzo, the source of some of Europe’s most undervalued and characterful wines.

Conviviale Montelpulciano d’Abruzzo Vineyards

Conviviale Montelpulciano d’Abruzzo is produced from selected parcels of Montepulciano grapes, from low-yielding 30 to 50 year old vines in the Chieti province of Abruzzo.

Winemaking

• Fermentation: Took place in small batches between 28 and 30°C using natural yeasts.
• Maceration: Skins left in contact with the fermenting wine for 20 days.
• Malolactic Fermentation: Completed before ageing.
• Ageing: Transferred to Adria’s cellars and matured in a combination of large Slavonian oak casks and French oak barriques for 6–8 months.
• Aroma: Intense with cherry, ripe plum fruit, and warm, earthy spice.
• Palate: Densely packed with morello cherry, cassis, and bramble fruit flavours.
• Tannins: Serious and sappy in feel, giving a rich, structured wine.
• Development: Will continue to develop for a further 12–18 months inthe  bottle.