Montepulciano d`Abruzzo DOC "Prologo"

De Fermo
Italy
Abruzzo
2019

100% Montepulciano. First made in the 2010 vintage, "Prologo" was De Fermo's very first wine, hence the "prologue" moniker. It comes from the estate's certified-biodynamic vines (aged around 25 years) and is hand-harvested the latest of all. The bunches are destemmed by hand. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts and without temperature control in concrete tanks and open-topped wooden vats. Maceration lasts 1-2 months. The wine is aged in 20-hectoliter Stockinger oak botti for up to 18 months and is bottled without fining, filtration or additional sulfur (applied sparingly only at racking). 

93 points
"The 2019 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Prologo unleashes crushed black raspberry, cherry, cloves and cedar spice box depths. This is an incredibly dark and textural effort, with depths of tart red fruit elevated by zesty acidity as suggestions of sweet cinnamon emerge toward the close. For all of its power and thrust, the 2019 finishes remarkably fresh, leaving a subtle tug of fine tannin and licorice hints that linger on and on. This killer rendition of Prologo aims to please yet can also excel through medium-term cellaring. "
Eric Guido,
Vinous Media
August 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB3157-19
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Montepulciano
Farming Type: 
Biodynamic