Il Faggio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2024
Il Faggio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2024 is a dry, full-bodied red from Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy), in the juicy, fruity reds style. Tannins are moderate and acidity moderate; oak influence is none. Good with pizza, roast pork, roast chicken, bolognese.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Faggio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2023 Il Faggio · Abruzzo | £14.45 | |||
| Château Le Fagé Merlot, Bergerac 2023 Château Le Fagé · South West France | £14.90 | |||
| Chateau Belles Eaux 'Les Coteaux', Languedoc | £13.50 | |||
| Château Petit Bois , Lussac St Emilion 2023 | £16.50 |
The name, Il Faggio, derives from the fabulous beech trees which proliferate in this area, especially in the Abruzzo national park. The grapes for this wine were grown on a mixture of hillside sites and flatter vineyard plots near the sea, surrounding the town of San Salvo in Abruzzo. Cultivated in the Guyot method, the vines are located at 100-150 metres above sea level. The 2023 vintage was a warm harvest with very little rain. Careful work in the vineyard, and the decision to bring harvest forward resulted in excellent quality grapes. Only the highest quality grapes, primarily hand-harvested, were selected for this blend. At the winery, the grapes were destemmed, crushed, and transferred to stainless steel tanks. The must was inoculated with carefully chosen yeast strains and fermented for around six days at temperatures reaching up to 34° C. Regular pump-overs, initially more frequent to enhance extraction, became less frequent as fermentation progressed. After pressing, malolactic fermentation took place.