De Fermo Prologo Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2017100% Montepulciano. Prologo was De Fermo's first wine, hence the "prologue" moniker, in the 2010 vintage. It is sourced from the estate's 11 hectares of certified biodynamic vines. They are hand harvested and the bunches destemmed, crushed and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and no temperature control in concrete tank. Maceration last 2 3 weeks, while the fermentation goes on for a leisurely month or two. The wine is aged in large oak botti

Terrasses is sourced from many of the region’s steepest and oldest vineyards—many of them north-facing to avoid the intense afternoon sun

in the 2010 vintage

merlot 40%

I would still buy them

Varietals: Grenache

The diversity of these vineyards which represents many of the most mature

Aged for 12 months in barrel + 6 months in tank

a wine produced exclusively from grapes of Sagrantino

Alvaro has been instrumental in introducing the Burgundian ideas of Villages and Cru to Priorat

silky smooth tannins

soft texture and finishes long

and a 49-acre estate vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley AVA