Structure
Critic scores
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In the glass
Palate: dark fruit, spice, fine tannin
A blend of separately vinified plots at San Martino sulla Marrucina. The estate describes complexity, freshness and balance, a fine velvety tannic frame and a clean close built to improve with years.
What it pairs with
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Grilled beef ribeye
The barrique-aged structure and fine tannins suit charred red meat. -
Timballo teramano
Abruzzo's layered crespelle timbale has the richness the wine's freshness answers. -
Aged pecorino
Long ageing leaves savoury notes that meet hard sheep's cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Masciarelli · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva
- Oak
- Each cru fermented and macerated separately, then 12 to 18 months in barrique before blending
- First vintage
- 1997
Frequently asked about Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva San Martino Rosso
What is the Marina Cvetic line?
It is the range created in 1991 from the partnership between Gianni Masciarelli and Marina Cvetic, now six wines, four of them single international varieties.
How is the Riserva made?
The individual crus at San Martino sulla Marrucina are fermented and macerated separately, aged 12 to 18 months in barrique, and only then blended.
What does it taste like?
The estate describes great complexity, freshness and balance, with a fine velvety tannic structure, a rich aromatic weave and a notably clean finish.