Valle Reale was founded in 2000 with the goal of producing world-class wines. Working primarily with the Montepulciano varietal, the Pizzolo family strives to make wines that highlight the grape’s intrinsic qualities: strength, exuberance, vitality, color, elegance, balance and depth.
Winemaker Notes
Ruby-red in color, this wine is surprisingly concentrated. With silky tannins and layers of dark berry fruit and spices, this is a rich and aromatic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Full-bodied and firm, yet supple. It is ready to be enjoyed with hearty pasta dishes, roasted poultry or lamb, and slow cooked ribs.
Professional Ratings
91
Vinous“The 2015 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Vigneto di Popoli lifts up with an earthy, slightly rustic, yet highly enjoyable display that mixes musky raspberries with dusty dried florals, cedar spice box and hints of undergrowth. Its textures are silky and pliant yet lifted in feel, ushering in a juicy and pure expression of tart red berries, as fine tannins settle in toward the close. This finishes off wit
About the Producer
Valle Reale was founded in 2000 with the goal of producing world-class wines. Working primarily with the Montepulciano varietal, the Pizzolo family strives to make wines that highlight the grape’s intrinsic qualities: strength, exuberance, vitality, color, elegance, balance and depth. The process begins with the careful selection of clones that are best suited to Valle Reale’s soil and climate, and therefore best express the distinct characteristics of the varietal.
