2015 Valle Reale 'San Calisto' Montepulciano D'Abruzzo DOC

From: Abruzzo, ItalyVarietal: Montepulciano Taste and Critical Acclaim: “This wine draws fruit from the estate’s Vigna Storica del 1952. With more smoke and savory notes that recall leather and spice, this might be your go-to for marinated tri-tip and a baked potato. The Valle Reale 2015 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo San Calisto is a complete, classic wine with generous soft tannins. It offers a medium-term drinking window: not too long and not too short. Grapes come from the San Calisto vineyard, which has a traditional overhead trellising system, or pergola. The wine is fermented and aged in large oak casks.” —Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, 93 points (April 2020) “Lots of slate, oyster shell, brambleberries, asphalt and hints of herbs and lavender. Full body, grippy tannins, a fine thread of acidity and a round, succulent finish…” —James Suckling, 93 points “Moderately saturated bright ruby. Aromas and flavors of flint, black currant and musk. Juicy and lively in the mouth, where more musk