Fattoria La Valentina

Spelt Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

8.922 ratings
8.93 pro ratings
Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Montepulciano
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Ron Yates

Delicious

Delicious

Apr 22nd, 2017
Tom Casagrande

Ripe, open, and loamy, identifiable as a rustic Montepulciano. Broad and grainy in the mouth, with a some chocolately oaky notes, but they're not overwhelming.

Ripe, open, and loamy, identifiable as a rustic Montepulciano. Broad and grainy in the mouth, with a some chocolately oaky notes, but they're not overwhelming.

Feb 18th, 2017
Josh Thorpe

Earthy with little fruit

Earthy with little fruit

Jul 8th, 2017
Chris Haines

Paired with Sausage Gnocchi.

Paired with Sausage Gnocchi.

May 15th, 2017
Lester Vial

Carbone's. 4/24/17

Carbone's. 4/24/17

Apr 24th, 2017
M. Christopher Roebuck

Our table of 4 blew through bottles of this at a restaurant last night. Quite good. Medium to full bodied with sturdy legs. A tad hot with alcohol but we drank it fast non decanted. Solid buy.
91 points

Our table of 4 blew through bottles of this at a restaurant last night. Quite good. Medium to full bodied with sturdy legs. A tad hot with alcohol but we drank it fast non decanted. Solid buy.
91 points

Dec 27th, 2016
kasimir bujak

bouquet of potent sweaty leather, blackberry, blueberries, clove/anise/wood, compost, brambles....good lord. this is amaro bitter. graphite with very fine tannins, medium light body... a little savory/salty charcuterie... but overall just massive earthy bitter black fruits kept within a deceptively smooth body. aerate!

bouquet of potent sweaty leather, blackberry, blueberries, clove/anise/wood, compost, brambles....good lord. this is amaro bitter. graphite with very fine tannins, medium light body... a little savory/salty charcuterie... but overall just massive earthy bitter black fruits kept within a deceptively smooth body. aerate!

Dec 15th, 2016
Chad Schultenover, CCM

Certified Sommelier, GM/COO at The Berkshire Country Club

8.9

Chad had this 7 years ago

Chad had this 7 years ago

Aug 20th, 2017
Clayton Bahr

Clayton had this 8 years ago

Clayton had this 8 years ago

Oct 22nd, 2016
Josh Gimpelson

Josh had this 6 years ago

Josh had this 6 years ago

Jul 23rd, 2018