Colle Trotta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Q500' 2016 skus_30262578 There is a cool minerality

There is a cool minerality and salinity – characteristic of the site’s low-vigour

almost silky fresh entry is followed by flavors of citrus accented with green apple

A touch of vanilla marks the finish

malty notes and then some sourness

salmon colour – it bestows a fruitiness and a finesse that combined

Colle Trotta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Q500' 2016 skus_30262578 There is a cool mineralityThe Colle Trotta Montepulciano dAbruzzo Q500 is 100% Montepulciano grown on clay soils, organically farmed and hand harvested at vineyards that sit high at 500 meters but still in the shadow Gran Sasso mountains in Abruzzo. This robust red is full of character. Pepper and exotic spices are elegantly wrapped into a juicy core of black cherry, with savory notes of licorice and ethereal elements of sandalwood emerge along with mineral tones on the long