Caleo
From Tuscany to Sicily going through Abruzzo and Puglia: this is Caleo. A journey in Central and Southern Italy, to explore the different landscapes from East to West, seizing the uniqueness and diversity of each area. Each wine of this line is made from native grapes that express, in the bottle, all the terroir of the places of origin.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
- GRAPES: Montepulciano
- APPELLATION MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC
- PRODUCTION AREA: Abruzzo
- CLIMATE: Classic Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and mild and rainy winters. In winter, despite the mitigating presence of the sea, cold spells from the Balkans can occur, with snow also along the coasts
- HARVEST: End of September/ beginning of October
- STORAGE TIME: 4 years
- BOTTLE SIZE: 750 ml
- SERVING. TEMP.: 18/20 °C
- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13% Vol
- Deep, intense red colour with violet highlights
- Pleasant and fruity bouquet
- Dry, and round on the palate. The finish is full-bodied with soft tannins and good acidity
- Ideal with pasta courses and red meat
VINIFICATION:
The harvested and destemmed grapes have been vinified with 7/8 days of maceration in order to extract colour and structure. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentation are made in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature 25/27 °C