Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Malandrino' Cataldi Madonna 2016

The Montepulciano "Malandrino" is a unique wine by Cataldi Madonna, is the wine that has managed to score a profound break from the past, compared with a past of great wines paired with skilful use of wood. The "Malandrino", however, is a pristine wine from the wood, which acquires its power and personality exclusively due to old tanks in cement company carefully preserved and restored. He says that the elegance and freshness of the territory of Ofena, a beautiful corner of Abruzzo, where the terroir is dominated and influenced by the so-called "Forno d'Abruzzo", a plateau-shaped amphitheater that lies beneath the cauldron, the only glacier of the Apennines and the most southerly of our hemisphere. Cataldi Madonna defines it as "an oven with adjoining refrigerator". Here blows fresh air from the mountains that cools the summer days. And in the heart of the "Forno d'Abruzzo" we find Cataldi Madonna and borns the Montepulciano "Malandrino". On vineyards located between 300 and 450 meters above sea level, on vines that have an age varying between 20 and 40 years old, after a maceration for 18-21 days and after aging in part in steel and partly in cement. The Montepulciano "Malandrino" by Cataldi Madonna is the perfect blend of red fruit and vanilla, violet and spices. It's a Montepulciano tasty, fine tannins, great elegance and persistence. Is the essence of Montepulciano, the essence of Cataldi Madonna, the point of reference of a great and important breakthrough.