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: sour cherry, blackberry, plum, liquorice, cocoa, violet, vanilla
Palate: dark fruit, liquorice, spice
Picked in mid-October after berry tasting and chemical analysis, with long skin maceration and full malolactic. Deep, intense ruby, sour cherry, blackberry, plum, liquorice, cocoa and violet with integrated toast, vanilla and spice, and abundant granular tannins that turn velvety in bottle.
What it pairs with
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Roast red meat
The wine's full body and abundant tannin call for a substantial roast. -
Game with juniper
Liquorice and cocoa depth meet strongly flavoured game. -
Long-aged pecorino
The bright acidity keeps the wine fresh against a salty hard cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Feudo Antico · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Tullum DOCG Rosso Riserva
- Oak
- Two thirds in concrete vats and one third in French oak tonneaux after devatting
- ABV
- 14.5%
Frequently asked about Tullum Rosso Riserva
What is Tullum DOCG?
A small DOCG recognised in 2019 for the territory of Tollo in the province of Chieti, the result of a project Feudo Antico began in 2008.
How is the Riserva aged?
After devatting, two thirds of the wine matures in concrete vats and one third in French oak tonneaux, which the estate credits for the toast, vanilla and spice woven into the fruit.
What does it taste like?
A very deep ruby, with sour cherry, blackberry, plum, liquorice, cocoa and violet, a bright acidity and abundant granular tannins that become velvety with long bottle ageing.