Although not as impressive as the Vigne Nuove, the spicy 2001 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a fragrant, supple-textured, firm, serious Italian red with more forest floor and soil-like characteristics. It will drink well for 2-3 years.A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620