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: yellow peach, sage, citron, cinnamon, marzipan, earth
Palate: spice, salinity
A 1.6 hectare Montepulciano plot with small, thick-skinned berries, cropped at 33 hectolitres per hectare and fermented twenty days on indigenous yeasts. The estate notes yellow peach, sage, citron, cinnamon, marzipan and earth, with silky tannins and a saline character.
What it pairs with
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Roast kid with herbs
The savoury, earthy register and firm tannin suit roast young goat. -
Mushroom risotto
Earth and spice notes meet porcini without oak getting in the way. -
Aged Canestrato
Salinity in the wine answers a hard salted sheep's cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Tiberio · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP
- Oak
- No oak, steel then bottle
- ABV
- 14.5%
Frequently asked about Colle Vota Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Is Colle Vota a Riserva?
No. Tiberio states that Colle Vota is not a Riserva but a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from a single vineyard whose bunches and berries are smaller, with crisp thick skins.
What does it taste like?
The estate describes intense, clean and complex aromas of yellow peach, sage, citron, cinnamon, marzipan, spice and earth, then a long, enveloping palate with silky fine tannins and a saline character.
How much is produced?
The plot covers 1.6 hectares planted in 2000 at 4,000 vines per hectare, cropped at 33 hectolitres per hectare and picked at the end of October.