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
Palate: red fruit, savoury depth
First made in 1997 using the old local svacata, a share of red vinification added to a white one at mid-fermentation. The estate says its nature asks for the drinker's cooperation, since it can read as pink or as red depending on the moment.
What it pairs with
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Chitarra with Abruzzese ragu
The estate names the classic chitarra al ragu, which the wine's red-wine weight supports. -
Cured salumi
Listed by the producer; acidity and structure handle fatty charcuterie. -
Meat over coals
Named by the estate, and few rosati have enough grip for grilled meat.
Facts
- Producer
- Cataldi Madonna · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore Terre Aquilane DOC
- Oak
- A year in steel then a year in bottle
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 32 at the estate
- First vintage
- 1997
Frequently asked about Pie delle Vigne Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore
What is the svacata?
An old local practice of adding a portion of red vinification to the must, which Cataldi Madonna reinterprets by joining a white and a red vinification halfway through fermentation.
When was Pie delle Vigne first made?
In 1997. It spends a year in steel and then a year in bottle before release.
Is it a rose or a red?
It is a Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore, a rosato DOC. The estate says the wine can be read as pink or as red according to what the drinker wants from it that day.