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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a Montepulciano-led denomination with separately regulated subzones.

Denomination
DOC
Grape base
Montepulciano: at least 85%
Region
Abruzzo

A red wine across Abruzzo’s hills

Montepulciano follows the coastal and foothill belt into several inland valleys.

Montepulciano is the principal grape of this Abruzzese red wine. Its territory stretches along the coastal and foothill belt and reaches into inland areas such as the Tirino plateau and the Peligna valley. Sandy and clay-rich formations vary across the zone. The denomination connects the grape with a broad range of Abruzzo’s vineyard landscapes.

The delimited Abruzzo grape area

The zone covers listed municipalities across Abruzzo’s provinces, including coastal hills, foothills and defined inland valleys. Unsuitable damp valley-floor land is excluded.

Abruzzo

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