La Quercia
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Abruzzi, Italy
Pretty light and very fruity. Easy drinking but nothing special.
Pretty light and very fruity. Easy drinking but nothing special.
Sep 30th, 2020
Whole Foods, $10
Dark and medium opaqueness with an interesting purple/brown hue. Freshly opened it had a pretty strong over-ripe compost funk on the nose and palate but mostly subsided after breathing for awhile. After breathing, lots of red fruit on the nose along with that strange funky compost, a bit like earth and chocolate maybe? Not entirely unpleasant. Tastes similarly, red fruit forward, like ripe cherries, with that underlying funk. Very smooth, little to no alcohol bite, low acidity, lowish tannins. Ultimately I thought it was a great value, interesting flavors and very smooth for the price!
Whole Foods, $10
Dark and medium opaqueness with an interesting purple/brown hue. Freshly opened it had a pretty strong over-ripe compost funk on the nose and palate but mostly subsided after breathing for awhile. After breathing, lots of red fruit on the nose along with that strange funky compost, a bit like earth and chocolate maybe? Not entirely unpleasant. Tastes similarly, red fruit forward, like ripe cherries, with that underlying funk. Very smooth, little to no alcohol bite, low acidity, lowish tannins. Ultimately I thought it was a great value, interesting flavors and very smooth for the price!
Perfect pairing with classic meatloaf (and even worked with german red cabbage side!)
Perfect pairing with classic meatloaf (and even worked with german red cabbage side!)
Mar 29th, 2020
Drinkable, but wouldn’t look to buy again. John agreed- too many great montepulciano d’abruzzos out there to drink a mediocre one.
Drinkable, but wouldn’t look to buy again. John agreed- too many great montepulciano d’abruzzos out there to drink a mediocre one.
Mar 25th, 2020
