Tasting Notes - Masciarelli Montepulciano D'Abruzzo

Name: Masciarelli Montepulciano D'Abruzzo
Producer: Masciarelli
Region: San Martino, Abruzzo, Italy
Grape Varieties: Montepulciano
Vintage: 2013

Overall Rating:  ★★★★☆



Pairing: Chicken Riggies!  This is a pasta specialty from my hometown, Utica, NY.  It's a creamy pink sauce with chicken and hot peppers, and this Montepulciano D'Abruzzo was a perfect pairing.

Sight
Color: Dark Purple



Aroma
Intensity: Moderate
Age: Some Age
Scent: Spicy, dried cherry and light plum

Palate
Dry/Sweet: Dry
Body: Medium
Acidity: Fresh
Tannin: Low/Medium
Flavors: Cherry and leather
Finish: Long(5-7 sec)

Wine Resolutions 2016

It's the start of new year, and I'm making the obligatory resolutions...

Luckily, my resolutions are wine focused, so hopefully they won't be too unrealistic. ;)

2016 will be the the year of grape! Each month, I will try to do a deep-dive study of a different grape.  I hope to learn as much as I can about the grape and the regions that produce it, and then hopefully compare a couple of wines of that varietal.   Here's a rough plan  for the first half of the year...

January - Merlot
February- Zweigelt
March- Gamay
April- Carmenere
May- Pinot
June - Semillon

Cheers to 2016!