Name of Wine: Costantini 2007

Producer: Azienda Agricola Costantini Antonio

Summary: Lively red wine with good red-fruit aroma and taste. Versatile, easy to pair with a wide range of foods

Alcohol: 13.5%

Location/appellation: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC

Grape varieties: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 100%

Exposure: Southeast

Altitude: 80 - 120 metres/250 - 375 feet above sea level

Soil: Medium textured - Clayey - Calcareous

Vineyard Management & Training: Harvesting manual, with harvesting time determined by means of ripening curves. Roller crushing; grape peels are macerated to extract polyphenolic substances by means of controlled temperature fermentation (28-30°C). Racking off and squeezing of marcs is carried out with the soft press method

Vinification: After alcoholic fermentation wine is left to age in steel tanks. It is later moved in Slovenian oak casks. After stabilization, both from the protein and tartaric pints of view, the wine is bottled and aged 3-6 months

Smells & Tastes: It is recommended to open the bottle few hours before serving at a temperature of 18-20°C (64-68F)