Structure
Critic scores
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In the glass
Palate: dark fruit, savoury depth
The estate's DOCG Montepulciano, named after the podere on the hill that once held the royal lookout from which the coast was watched for pirate ships.
What it pairs with
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Roast lamb
A DOCG Montepulciano has the structure for roast lamb. -
Braised beef
Full body and firm tannin suit a long braise. -
Aged pecorino
The wine's savoury depth carries a hard mature cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Orlandi Contucci Ponno · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG
Frequently asked about La Regia Specula Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Where does the name come from?
From the hill of the Regia Specula, the site of the old royal observatory from which the sea was scanned for the ships of brigands and pirates.
What is Colline Teramane DOCG?
Abruzzo's DOCG for Montepulciano from the hills of the province of Teramo, where the estate farms at Roseto degli Abruzzi.
What else does the estate grow?
Alongside Montepulciano and Trebbiano, the family has planted Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Cabernet on gravelly clay-limestone soils it compares to the Bordeaux graves.