Terra d'Aligi Tatone Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 (750ml) Moschofilero

Terra d'Aligi Tatone Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 (750ml) MoschofileroTATONE: THE PRESTIGE OF AGE Every family in Abruzzo has its own tatone. A familiar and affectionate nickname for grandfather, tatone is actually a fundamental figure in the traditional family hierarchy, whose age and maturity confer authority, prestige and wisdom. Our Tatone is so: a mature and complex Montepulciano dAbruzzo wine that is refined 24 months in large Slavonian oak barrels and then 3 months in the bottle to give it balance and elegance.

True to its name—this purple-hued wine is bottled right after a winter in concrete vats

Rich aromas of stone fruit and berry are elevated by earthy hints of eucalyptus and cedar

Daily pumping over of the juice to extract more color and sweet tannins

The wine's color shows the additional Merlot with shades of ruby red and plum

Most of the vineyards are situated in and around the commune of Charnas

the wine blends fruit from the valley itself with vineyards further west

This is all balanced by a hint of coffee and chocolate to entice another sip

Cold Fermentation

emergency irrigation made grape maturation possible

Today Cantine Spinelli produces approximately 7 million bottles of wine from Abruzzo annually

Total production in 2009 was 340

accompanied by subtle notes of fine woods and a hint of minerality