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COLOR: Deep ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency.
NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is intense,...
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Cora is an exciting proprietary label made for David Bowler Wine with fruit sourced from vineyards in the Abruzzo...
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Aged in large botti for several months, followed by 6 months of bottle aging.
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La Valentina Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an excellent example of the Abruzzo region’s most characteristic wine—a...
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The bouquet opens up with notes of bright cherry and currant. fresh and easy drinking with pleasing acidity and...
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Rosato (pink) wines are an Italian specialty, and Montepulciano is considered one of the best Italian
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Full of plum fruit, licorice, earthiness, and black cherries. Fullbodied, silky texture with medium tannins and...
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Intense ruby colour; rich nose of black cherry, plum, blackberry. Intense and complex palate of cherry with spice...
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The appellation, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, reveals exactly what this wine is: montepulciano grapes from the Abruzzo...
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Ruby-red with violet highlights. Medium-full bodied red wine with notes of violets and crushed red fruits on the...
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A full bodied red fro the Abruzzo region. From its delicate ripe cherry nose to its robust finish,this wine is a...
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Here's a solid, straightforward red that opens with aromas of sour cherry and a whiff of new leather. The ripe fruity...
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Here's a solid, straightforward red that opens with aromas of sour cherry and a whiff of new leather. The ripe fruity...
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The 2019 Rosso Conero Riserva Sassi Neri is a darkly alluring beauty with a dusting of cocoa, lavender, sweet tobacco...
Carignan Montepulciano Italy 750ml
Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.
Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.