Friday, March 1, 2013

Tasting-Cortenova Montepulciano d’Abruzzo


Name: Cortenova Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Variety: 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Region: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95
Shop review: “Deep ruby red color with violet highlights and a pleasant and fruity bouquet. Ful bodied, soft tannins and good acidity. Excellent with pasta dishes and red meats.” (Vintage Cellar, Blacksburg VA)

My review: The wine indeed had a red-violet color, and a strong smell of berries and acetone.  It had a dry taste that slightly resembled steak or barbeque.  This wine also had no tannins that I could detect, and had an overall muted taste.

 I drank this without food, but I imagine this wine would go well with meat as suggested in the review.

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