Colle Trotta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Q500' 2016 skus_30262578 honey and honeysuckle

honey and honeysuckle

malty notes and then some sourness

and is a terrific example of a classic Chateauneuf-du-Pape displaying characteristics of cherries and blackberries along side of the classic Provençal spice and herb notes

with barley making a late appearance

There is a cool minerality and salinity – characteristic of the site’s low-vigour

Colle Trotta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Q500' 2016 skus_30262578 honey and honeysuckleThe Colle Trotta Montepulciano dAbruzzo Q500 is 100% Montepulciano grown on clay soils, organically farmed and hand harvested at vineyards that sit high at 500 meters but still in the shadow Gran Sasso mountains in Abruzzo. This robust red is full of character. Pepper and exotic spices are elegantly wrapped into a juicy core of black cherry, with savory notes of licorice and ethereal elements of sandalwood emerge along with mineral tones on the long