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: cherry, strawberry, pomegranate
Palate: red fruit, salinity
Free-run juice taken under vacuum pressing, cryomacerated and raised in steel. Medium-intensity cerasuolo pink, clear cherry, strawberry and fresh red fruit with pomegranate, and an agile, savoury palate with a saline mineral trail.
What it pairs with
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Mixed antipasti
Named by the estate for its versatility. -
Light pizza
The producer lists delicate pizzas, matched to the wine's agility. -
Fresh cheeses
Listed by Zaccagnini, served at 12 to 14 degrees.
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Zaccagnini · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Montepulciano (100%)
- Classification
- Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC
- Oak
- No oak, cryomaceration then steel until bottling
- ABV
- 12.5%
Frequently asked about Tralcetto Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
What is the Tralcetto?
The twist of vine shoot tied to the neck of the bottle, the mark of Zaccagnini's core range and a reference to the estate's link with its land.
What does it taste like?
Medium-intensity cerasuolo pink, clear cherry, strawberry and fragrant red fruit enriched by pomegranate, and an agile savoury palate with good freshness and a saline mineral trail.
How is it made?
Destemming and crushing, a soft vacuum pressing to take the free-run juice, then cryomaceration and ageing in stainless steel until bottling.