Cerasuolo D'abruzzo
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC appellation is one of the most famous in Italy for the production of rosé wines. The specification establishes the ampelographic base in a minimum of 85% of Montepulciano, with a possible balance of 15% of other non-aromatic red berried grapes authorized in Abruzzo. The production area extends to the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo. The vines must be planted at an altitude that does not exceed 500 meters above sea level, excluding insufficient sunny or damp soils at the bottom of the valley.
Although it is possible to find the presence of several subareas characterized by slightly different characteristics, the Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC appellation wine is generally characterized by an exclusive cherry pink color - in Abruzzo "cerase" - more or less full, the result of a short maceration in contact with the skins of Montepulciano grapes. The nose opens with a distinctive aroma of red fruit and cherry which in the Superiore version is enriched with more complex and evolved hints with spicy hints. On the palate it is a fresh and flowing wine but at the same time full-bodied and structured, with a pleasantly almondy aftertaste. It is excellent in combination with the classic fish broth.