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
90
Vinous“The 2017 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vigneto di Popoli opens with a rich blend of crushed black cherries, plum sauce and sweet spices complemented by a hint of violet pastille. Velvety smooth yet energetic, it flows across the palate with mineral-inflected red berry fruits and mineral tones, slowly saturating with primary concentration. It's structured, yet its tannins are sweet. The 2017 finishes with a pleasantly bitter tinge of balsamic spice.”
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.
