The 2010 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a serious wine for the money. Black cherries, spices, tar and licorice flesh out in this dark, seductive Montepulciano. Readers will have a hard time finding a better and more delicious wine for the money. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2015. This lineup from Villa Medoro is full of gorgeous, reasonably priced wines. The estate excels with both Trebbiano and Montepulciano, as these notes show. Importer: Vinifera Imports, Ronkonkoma, NY; tel. (631) 467-5907

Spicy and round, with modest plum notes and medium tannins on the finish. Drink now. 20,000 cases made, 5,500 cases imported.??–NW??Region: Italy / Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Select to Add