Valle Reale Vigneto di Popoli

Vigneto di Popoli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC bottle image

Wine Description

At 1,000 feet above sea level, Valle Reale’s vineyards are nestled into one of Italy’s most beautiful national parks. This rich 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is made from the oldest estate vineyards, planted back in 1975 on soils rich in chalk, clay and pebbles. Harvested by hand in the second part of October, the grapes are gently pressed and macerated with the skins for 10-12 days to ensure ideal color concentration and structure. After full malolactic fermentation in barrels, the wine is matured for one more year in the same French barriques and then refined in bottle for another eight months.

Winter vineyards
Hand Harvest
Leonardo Pizzolo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Grape Cluster
Spring in Valle Reale
Vineyard of Capestrano
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Acclaim
Recipient of Italy's coveted Tre Bicchieri, or 3 Glasses award for 2009.
— Gambero Rosso, Jan 2009
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
Vineyard name
The Valle Reale estate vineyards
Vineyard size
85 acres
Soil composition
Clay, chalk and rock
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
1,000 feet
Vines/acre:
3,000
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1999
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2000
Bottles produced of this wine:
25,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12
Varietal composition:
100% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
7 days
Fermentation temperature:
86 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier and Vosges
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
2 and 3 years old
Length of bottle aging:
8 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
28 g/L
Residual sugar:
2 g/L