Jan 2016
Montepulciano
January, 2016 Filed in: Wine varieties
This month’s red Vineco Passport Series limited edition wine kit is an Italian Montepulciano. What is Montepulciano? First off it is pronounced mohn-teh-pool-CHAH-noh. It is a red wine from the grape of the same name. However, what confuses this wine is the town Montepulciano a town in Toscana (Tuscany). It is further confused by a wine Montepulciano d’Abrusso that is grown near the town, which contains the grape Sangiovese.
But the wine differs significantly from Sangiovese in that it is much bolder, but yet at the same time smooth and mellow. Wines from this grape are peppery, spicy complete with blackberry flavours. The wine is renowned for having good levels of tannin. Because of it’s bold characteristics it is a perfect accompaniment to anything beef, from stews to briskets, steak and Shepard’s pie.
The Passport Series Montepulciano comes with Crushed grapes and will definitely be one of the most bold wines you will see in kit form. Incidentally we also have a Selection Montepulciano as a regularly offered wine kit. This kit has the highest body rating of any wine kit in this product range. Yum! Yum!
But the wine differs significantly from Sangiovese in that it is much bolder, but yet at the same time smooth and mellow. Wines from this grape are peppery, spicy complete with blackberry flavours. The wine is renowned for having good levels of tannin. Because of it’s bold characteristics it is a perfect accompaniment to anything beef, from stews to briskets, steak and Shepard’s pie.
The Passport Series Montepulciano comes with Crushed grapes and will definitely be one of the most bold wines you will see in kit form. Incidentally we also have a Selection Montepulciano as a regularly offered wine kit. This kit has the highest body rating of any wine kit in this product range. Yum! Yum!