Structure
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: plum
Palate: plum, red fruit
Eight to ten days of skin maceration with the must at 26 degrees in steel, then a year in large Slavonian casks. Intense ruby tending to garnet with age, an intense and complex nose with plum notes, and a soft, pleasantly tannic palate.
What it pairs with
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Pasta with meat sauce
The estate names meat-sauced pasta as the leading match. -
Roast red meat
Listed by the producer, and the medium tannin suits a simple roast. -
Aged cheese
Named by Barone Cornacchia to close a meal.
Facts
- Producer
- Barone Cornacchia · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
- Oak
- 12 months in 30 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks, then 3 months in bottle
- ABV
- 14.0%
Frequently asked about Casanova Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
How is Casanova Montepulciano made?
Skin maceration for eight to ten days with the must at 26 degrees in stainless steel, then 12 months in 30 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks and three months in bottle.
What does it taste like?
Intense ruby red tending to garnet as it ages, an intense and complex nose with plum notes, and a soft, pleasantly tannic, balanced and persistent palate.
Is it organic?
Yes. The estate marks the wine as certified organic.