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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy.〔winepros.com.au. 〕 It should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes.〔O. Clarke ''Oz Clarke's Encyclopedia of Wine'' pg 251 Time Warner Books, London 2003 ISBN 0-316-72654-0〕 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo was classified as ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) in 1968; a separate ''Denominazione di origine controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) for wine produced around Teramo, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane (Teramo hills), was established in 1995 and promoted in 2003.〔P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 182 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1-55297-720-X〕〔J. Bastianich & D. Lynch ''Vino Italiano'' pg 280-283 Crown Publishing 2005 ISBN 1-4000-9774-6〕 In the late 20th and early 21st century, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo earned a reputation as one of the most widely exported DOC wines in Italy.〔 It is typically dry with soft tannins and often consumed young. In addition to Montepulciano, up to 15% Sangiovese is permitted in the blend. Wines aged by the maker for more than two years may be labeled "Riserva." 〔Robinson, Jancis, ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'', p.212, Mitchell Beazley 1986, ISBN 1-85732-999-6〕 ==Wine region== The DOC region for Montepulciano d'Abruzzo covers a vast expanse of land in the Abruzzo region between the Apennines foothills down to a few miles inland from the Adriatic coast.〔 The region is one of Italy's most mountainous with more than 65% of all Abruzzo being considered mountainous terrain with the Apennines peaks reaching up to 9000 feet above sea level. The hillside vineyards planted on calcareous clay benefit from warm and significant sun exposure that is ventilated by dry breezes coming off the Adriatic.〔M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pg 188-190 Hungry Minds 2001 ISBN 0-7645-5355-0〕 Montepulciano is produced in all four provinces of Abruzzo--L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara and Teramo—with the southern fertile province of Chieti producing the largest total quantity of wine. The mountainous province of L'Aquila is noted mainly for the dry ''rosé'' labeled as ''Cerasuolo'' produced in the DOC. The most favorable vineyards are planted in the northern provinces of Pescara and Teramo with the later having it own DOCG designation above Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.〔 These northern provinces benefit from having less fertile soils with more ferrous clay and limestone mix and higher elevations as the Apennines draw closer to the Adriatic. This creates cooler micro-climates. that tend to produce more concentrated wines.〔 In 2004, there were approximately planted in the DOC.〔 In 2005, the DOC produced over 500,000 hectoliters of wine, with more than two thirds of it being produced in the Chieti province.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montepulciano d'Abruzzo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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