Tiberio - Archivio Montepulciano 2019
Price: $56.99
| Producer | Tiberio |
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| Country | Italy |
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| Region | Abruzzo |
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| Varietal | Montepulciano |
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| Vintage | 2019 |
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| Sku | 15889 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Tiberio Description
The Archivio is a special portion of this larger vineyard because it is the only plot on the whole property that has a strong clay presence in the subsoil (limestone soil – subsoil with presence of clay and iron oxide). The Montepulciano that grows in the Archivio vineyard has different characteristics and so do the wines that are made with it. It is from this vineyard that we identified four different Montepulciano biotypes that look and behave differently from other known Montepulciano biotypes and clones. Therefore, it represents our estates’s historical Montepulciano vines library , or archive (hence the wine’s name: “archivio” in Italian translates to archive).
Fermented in stainless steel with only indigenous yeasts 40 days; spontaneous malolactic fermentation; aged 12 months in 30% oak barriques, 70% stainless; bottled unfined and unfiltered; aged 12 months in bottle. Intensely aromatic, powerful and elegant. Smoky dark and red cherry fruits with spices. Flavors of violets, roses and licorice. Smooth, vibrant and fresh.
Vinous Media: 95 Points
"The 2019 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Archivio opens slowly in the glass, darkly intense and youthfully coiled. Swirling brings an aromatic blend of foreign spice, balsam herbs, dried black cherries and lifting shaved pine notes. With its silky textures, this seduces, more lifted and poised than I'd imagined. A core of tart raspberry fruit stains the palate as a web of fine-grained tannins forms toward the close. While structured and dramatically long, the Archivio maintains a lovely harmony, as a bitter tinge of savory spice mingles with violet inner florals. Interestingly, the textural performance between the Archivio and Colle Vota seems to have traded places in 2019, as this is the more elegant and lifted of the two. It's an atypical Archivio that should not be missed" - Eric Guido
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