Food Pairings

• • Steak
• • Game
• • Mushrooms

 

Binomio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2000		Italy
A unique, potent Montepulciano to pair with dark sauces.

Release Notes:

Out of stock  Item No. : 08835  Our Rating : 94  Country : Italy  Region : Montepulciano d'Abruzzo  Grape : Montepulciano  Alcohol : 14%

The devaluation of the dollar makes this wine more expensive, but it is easily worth $40/bottle. Sabatino di Properzio, the owner, has found terrific vines around Spoltore and, with the help of Lucca D'Attona, he has created 2 fantastic wines: Binomio and Spelt. Binomio is now well known in Italy. It also has 2 Bicchieri in Gambero Rosso (Spelt also!). Binomio is the most potent Montepulciano that you will ever taste. It is strong with blackberry fruit, spice and with a potent long finish. This wine can age 7 to 10 years. This wine also spends 15 months in new French barriques.

Tasting Notes:

Deep and opaque almost black color. Powerful nose of ripe plums, réglisse and leather. Full-bodied with a rich and unctuous texture; strong fruit sensations but at the same time an impression of class and of a vintage much older than 2000. Smooth tannins on the finish; a long finish with fruit and vanillin subtly mixed confirm the impression of a "Grand Vin". Drinks well now, most suitable as accompaniment to big entrées.

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Overview
Greek settlers first planted vineyards in Italy sometime around 800BC. Since then, wine has been entrenched in the Italian culture, ‘as common as water on the dinner table’. ... Read more