Azienda
Agricola Contesa
Montepulciano
d'Abruzzo
The
Estate
The Azienda Agricola
Contesa is located in Abruzzo, 20 Km from Pescara, on the
sunny hills of collecorvino. Owner Rocco
Pasetti grows Montepulciano grapes at an altitude of 260
meters (~800 feet above sea level).
The
Vineyard
The
estate measures 20 hectares (50 acres) and also produces small
quantities of white wine. The
grape harvest is late at this estate, October 15th on average, and
the grapes macerate for 7 days, pressed out and then stored in
stainless steel. After
about one month the wine is transferred to large oak barrels
(3,000 liter-6,000 liter) for 10-12 months aging. The vines are situated on a
clay, calcareous and sandy soil types.
The
Wines
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