Valle Reale Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cru St. Eusanio 2021

This Montepulciano d'Abruzzo comes from one of the most exceptional vineyards in Abruzzo. Sant'Eusanio covers just two hectares and lies at 500 meters elevation. What makes this vineyard special is its northern exposure and the resulting temperature differences between day and night. Here the Montepulciano takes a long time to ripen, which makes it fine and elegant with a clear cool-climate expression. To preserve this, the wine was aged mainly in stainless steel, with only a small portion in tonneaux. It is a wine of pure fruit, with red berries and sour cherries, herbs and dark spices, petrichor on wet pebbles, bitter orange zest, and dried flowers.