MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO, VALENTINI, Abruzzo 2017 (PLEASE CONTACT FOR AVAIBILITY) Catalunya wine marrying juicy fruit with a

marrying juicy fruit with a linear

tertiary incipient tobacco

5 hectares of vines (ranging in age from 15 to 115 years old) which he farms organically but produces many cuvees from these small holdings

At once reassuringly textured with ample feel and breadth - but dry as a bone and with a lovely tight line of brisk freshness running right through it

Vernou-sur-Brenne

MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO, VALENTINI, Abruzzo 2017 (PLEASE CONTACT FOR AVAIBILITY) Catalunya wine marrying juicy fruit with aVALENTINI, Abruzzo Edoardo Valentini was known locally as the Lord of the Vines. This resolute old timer, when he was alive, always disregarded all modern conventions and wrapped his operations in a shroud of mystery, fervently guarding his production techniques from outsiders. Valentinis wines always display a startlingly natural character, their individual quirks only enhancing their profound charm. It's for good reason that along with Emilio Pepe,