Structure
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: cherry in spirit, violet, hazelnut, pepper, coffee
Palate: ripe red fruit, coffee, pepper
Deep, dense ruby. The estate finds ripe red fruit led by cherry in spirit with violet, then tertiary hazelnut, pepper and coffee from long ageing, and a soft, enveloping palate with elegant integrated tannins and a robust structure.
What it pairs with
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Game
Pasetti names cacciagione, matched to the wine's structure and evolved tannins. -
Rare beef steak
The estate suggests a succulent rare steak. -
High-quality dark chocolate
Pasetti proposes it as an unconventional match, sharing toasted notes and persistence.
Facts
- Producer
- Pasetti · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP
- Oak
- Long ageing, with the estate crediting tertiary aromas to the extended maturation
Frequently asked about Harimann Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
What does Harimann taste like?
Pasetti describes an intense, complex and elegant bouquet opening on ripe red fruit, in particular cherry in spirit, with violet, then hazelnut, pepper and coffee from long ageing. The palate is soft and enveloping with good acidity and elegant tannins.
What food does the estate suggest?
Game or a rare steak, and also dark chocolate or a cigar, with which the wine shares toasted notes and persistent structure.
Where does Pasetti farm?
The family works vineyards at Francavilla al Mare on the coast and high-altitude sites at Pescosansonesco and Capestrano inside the Gran Sasso national park.