One of the highlights in this range, the 2009 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Rosso del Duca boasts serious intensity in its dark cherries, plums, graphite, tar and licorice. This is an especially opulent, full-throttle Montepulciano, yet all the elements are very much in balance. A plush, inky finish rounds things out in style. There is no shortage of personality here. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2019.
This lineup from Villa Medoro is full of gorgeous, reasonably priced wines. The estate excels with both Trebbiano and Montepulciano, as these notes show.
Importer: Vinifera Imports, Ronkonkoma, NY; tel. (631) 467-5907