Fiamme Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Riserva 2013

Fiamme Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Reserva 2013. It has all the hallmarks of what once can expect from Abruzzi wines – plenty of dark fruit, soft tannins, and fleshy roundness. But it was the balance of all elements that drew me to the wine. Lovely ripe berries, integrated tannin and acidity, deftness of cedar and oak and a full body that didn’t drown you in neutrality.