La Valentina - Spelt Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Riserva) 2021 (750ml) McMinnville

La Valentina - Spelt Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Riserva) 2021 (750ml) McMinnvilleThe Spelt Montepulciano dAbruzzo represents a fuller bodied version of this traditional wine compared with La Valentinas Montepulciano dAbruzzo in the Classica line. It is made with the first selection of Montepulciano grapes from the vineyards. In addition, all of the wine for Spelt is aged in wood, for a total of 18 months. The result is a more robust and complex wine. The name Spelt refers to a type of wheat (faro in Italian) that once grew where

including our own estate ranches in Carneros

With refined and subtle bubbles

- Tim Atkin (South Africa 2023 Report)

for an average period of 12-15 days

we only work in a stainless steel tank to maintain the clarity and straightness of these wines

full-flavored wines that display a refreshing natural acidity

there's impressive value here

as well as a charming drinking experience by itself

This is a medium-bodied wine with velvety tannins that delivers lengthy blackberry pie and anise flavors

with a lasting

Pale yellow and bright color

The landscape in Lussac is slightly higher and more rolling than that which prevails closer to the Dordogne