Tiberio
‘Colle Vota’ Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
SKU 415486
$105.99 per bottle (6 per case)
▸ 95 Points – Vinous (Oct 2022)
“The 2018 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colle Vota lifts up dark, exotic, spicy and intense. Cracked chalk, dried violets and lavender give way to plum skins and black currants dusted in curry spices. This is silky, verging on velvety in texture and massively floral, communicating supreme elegance with green botanicals mingling with vibrant wild berry then morphing into nuances of peach, all lifted by lively acidity and with a lovely inner sweetness. A primary concentration of exotic citrus and spices sizzle around the perimeters of the palate, lingering incredibly long through the lightly structured, yet fresh, finale. There are so many layers here. Colle Vota hails from a single parcel of vines planted in sandy, stony soils within the Tiberio vineyards, one which produces smaller berries and thicker skins. I highly recommend decanting the 2018 if opening it today, as it evolves over the course of hours. Drink now – 2032”–Eric Guido (Oct 2022)
SPEC | Vintage 2018
▸ Brilliant light ruby red. ▸ Intense, expressive, highly complex flavours of yellow peach, sage, cedar, cinnaon, marzipan, and spices. ▸ Long, deep, creamy, mouthfilling texture with refined, silky tannins and saline character. Finishes with intense energy. ▸ “Colle Vota is not a “Riserva” but is a “Single Vineyard” Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. The Montepulciano that grows in the Colle Vota vineyard has different characteristics that separate it neatly from all the other Montepulciano we grow in our vineyards at Tiberio. The grape bunches and berries are much smaller, with crunchier and thicker skins.” - Tiberio ▸ 100% massal selections of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, transplanted to a higher single vineyard—Colle Vota—resulting in a specific biotype uniquely adapted to its microclimate, soils (limestone soil with marly-clay over a sandstone-rich bedrock) and altitude. The resulting wine combines elements reminiscent of Burgundy’s Pinot Noir and Piedmont’s Nebbiolo, while maintaining a Montepulciano backbone and soul. ▸ Hand-harvested in late October; fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and aging in tank; bottled unfined and unfiltered; aged in bottle before release.
- TypeRed
- CountryItaly
- RegionAbruzzo
- WineryTiberio
- AppellationMontepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
- Grapes100% Montepulciano
- Vintage2018
- Volume 750 ml
- Features Monovarietal, Indigenous Grape(s), Single Vineyard/Block, Unoaked, Organic