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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Marina Cvetic DOC

- Organoleptic sheet:

Colour: Ruby red with garnet reflections; Bouquet: Intense - complex - full; Taste: Fruity - flowery - spicy (ripe red berries - blackberries – dry flowers - violets - vanilla – bitter chocolate); Serving suggestions: Fillet steak with black truffles, barbecued meats

- First produced: 1997

- Average production: 400.000 bottles

Location and altitude of each vineyard: S. Martino sulla Marrucina 400 m, Ripa Teatina 200 m, Nereto 250 m, Casacanditella - Semivicoli 220 m, Loreto Aprutino 380 m, Corropoli 260 m, Controguerra 240 m, Colonnella 250 m

- Grape variety: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

- Name and size of vineyards: Colle di Paolo, Schiavone, FonteFilippo, Cave (S. Martino sullaMarrucina) 30 hectares, Arenile (Ripa Teatina) 7 hectares, Nereto 6 hectares, Casacanditella - Semivicoli1,3 hectares, Cocciapazza (Loreto Aprutino)15 hectares, Colle (Corropoli) 30 hectares, Pignotto (Controguerra) 20 hectares, Cerasa (Colonnella) 18 hectares

- Trailing and pruning system:Abruzzo pergola (canopy), spur cordon, plain Guyot

- Yield per hectare: 8000 kg

- Harvesting period: mid October

- Fermentation: in Stainless steel

- Fermentation temperature: 28°C - 30°C

- Temperature control system: Cooling plant

- Lenght of fermentation andmaceration: 15-20 days fermentation/20-30 days maceration

- Type of wood and capacity ofbarriques: Oak (Querques Serseris) - 225 l

- Ageing before bottling: 12/18 months in new barriques

Region Abruzzo

Grapes Used: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%

Alcohol:13.50%