Thursday, February 28, 2013

Tasting - Cortenova Montepulciano d’Abruzzo


Name: Cortenova
Variety: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95

Shop/wine critic/Winery Review: Deep ruby red color with violet highlights and a pleasant and fruity bouquet. Full bodied, soft tannins and good acidity. Excellent with pasta dishes and red meats.

My Review: Before we get into the review, I did learn something about this type of grape.  This is the ‘work horse’ grape of Italy.  A lot of their wines have this grape but it is not going to scream complexity.  It is of decent quality but it is nowhere near a Chanti out of Italy.  With that in mind, I took a nice whiff of it and it wasn’t too boring.  It has a hint of spice on it but relatively light.  The taste portrayed even less spice but it was not bad at all.  It was definitely a medium-full body wine that sits on the tongue nicely as you drink it.  I didn’t mind it and it’s good bang for your buck but that is as far as I go.

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