Barba Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colle Morino 2013

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    2013

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    750ML

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    Barba, Italy
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    The history of the Barbas’ winery and family is engrossing and marks the course of entire epochs. The Barba family comes from afar and carries with it the legacy of ancient traditions. The first traces date back to fifteenth century Naples, a time when their ancestor Francesco Barba, abbot and canon under the pontificate of Sixtus IV, held the office of collector of papal tithes. Over time the Barbas moved to Abruzzo, in the province of Teramo: this information is confirmed by the records of the onciarian land registry that stated how a Carlo Barba in the middle of the eighteenth century, owned many properties in the town of Santa Margherita di Atri, in the plains of Casoli and in Fontanelle. That was the beginning of their landed property, of their history, to which the following generation will contribute remarkably. Rightly called “Green Region of Europe”, Abruzzo Abruzzo is known for its coasts, lakes and mountains. The more careful travellers, however, will not fail to notice the beauty of its hills, situated between the foothills and the coastal area, declining on the sides of more or less extensive river valleys. It is precisely on the hill ridges of the Vomano river, between the towns of Cellino Attanasio, Atri, Pineto and Roseto, where the company Barba is situated. It is an area with a profound agricultural vocation, in which predominate, favored by a mild and bright climate. Here, the summer offers long sunny days alternated with cool nights, winter is mitigated by the influence of the nearby Adriatic Sea, with an average annual temperature of 12-16 ° C, and a good rainfall and ventilation. Equally special is the soil of the floodplain of the Vomano, characterized by Plio-Pleistocene deposits which, in the late Tertiary and early Quaternary, filled the Periadriatic basin with a marine sedimentary cycle. The result is an undulating landscape with large bumps almost flat and rounded sides, often interrupted by steep slopes due to erosion – the calanchi (gullies). The land thus originated has a clay-arenaceous structure, with variable thickness according to the inclination and the exposure, and a medium-low water retention.
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    Montepulciano is the second most planted red variety in Italy after Sangiovese, though it is achieves its highest potential in the region of Abruzzo. Consistently enticing and enjoyable, Montepulciano enjoys great popularity throughout central and southern Italy as well. A tiny bit grows with success in California, Argentina and Australia. Somm Secret—Montepulciano is also the name of a village in Tuscany where, confusingly, they don’t grow the Montepulciano grape at all! Sangiovese shines in yet another Tuscan village, here making the reputable wine called Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

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    A warm, Mediterranean vine-growing paradise, in Abruzzo, the distance from mountains to seaside is relatively short. The Apenniness, which run through the center of Italy, rise up on its western side while the Adriatic Sea defines its eastern border.

    Wine composition tends to two varieties: Abruzzo’s red grape, Montepulciano and its white, Trebbiano. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo can come in a quaffable, rustic and fruity style that generally drinks best young. It is also capable of making a more serious style, where oak aging tames its purely wild fruit.

    Trebbiano in Abruzzo also comes in a couple of varieties. Trebbiano Toscana makes a simple and fruity white. However when meticulously tended, the specific Trebbiano d’Abruzzo-based white wines can be complex and long-lived.

    In the region’s efforts to focus on better sites and lower yields, vine acreage has decreased in recent years while quality has increased.

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