Chiusa Grande

2021 Casauria DOCG DNA d'Eusanio Montepulciano

Black cherry, crushed raspberry, and a lovely, concentrated cherry-preserve scent, then dried flowers, liquorice, and tobacco as it opens. For the family, this is the wine that feels closest to home and their little corner of Abruzzo.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Casauria DOCG

Varietal/Blend:  100% Montepulciano

ABV:  14%

Vineyard:  Hand harvest takes place by hand during the second and third weeks of October.

Cellar: The grapes are destemmed immediately after harvest, followed by 25–30 days of skin contact at 25–28°C. MLF takes place in stainless steel, followed by 12 months of ageing in oak barrels and a further three months in the bottle before release.

CSPC:  156788

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Chiusa Grande
2021 Casauria DOCG DNA d'Eusanio Montepulciano

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Casauria DOCG

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Black cherry, crushed raspberry, and a lovely, concentrated cherry-preserve scent, then dried flowers, liquorice, and tobacco as it opens. For the family, this is the wine that feels closest to home and their little corner of Abruzzo.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Montepulciano

ABV:  14%

Vineyard:  Hand harvest takes place by hand during the second and third weeks of October.

Cellar: The grapes are destemmed immediately after harvest, followed by 25–30 days of skin contact at 25–28°C. MLF takes place in stainless steel, followed by 12 months of ageing in oak barrels and a further three months in the bottle before release.

CSPC:  156788

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Casauria DOCG

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Montepulciano

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  156788

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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Edmonton + Alberta North

Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

joe@vinoalvino.ca

Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South

Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca