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Montepulciano
red grape Montepulciano d'Abruzzo serve 15–17 °C ages 1–8 years
Montepulciano is a red grape: full-bodied, moderate acidity, moderate tannin, usually dry. 6 Montepulciano wines from £15.95. Typical aromas: black cherry, plum, blackberry, dried herbs, black pepper.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
full
moderate
moderate
little
Is Montepulciano sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
pizza, lasagne, sausages, grilled lamb, barbecue. soft tannin, ripe fruit, crowd-pleasing
Where it grows
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy — deep, soft, plummy, excellent value; not the Tuscan town
If you like Montepulciano
6 Montepulciano wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 6
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasi degli Angeli Kurni 2023 Oasi degli Angeli · Marche | £144.50 | |||
| Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2023 Emidio Pepe · Abruzzo | £84.90 | |||
| Cascina del Colle Mammut Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 Cascina del Colle · Abruzzo | £15.95 | |||
| Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva 2021 Masciarelli · Abruzzo | £28.02 | |||
| Cascina del Colle Negus Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2020 Cascina del Colle · Abruzzo | £35.50 | |||
| Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Il Nocio 2019 Boscarelli · Tuscany | £70.52 |