Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

RED WINES

• Non-subzone Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Montepulciano + OANRG
• Subzones Colline Pescaresi, San Martino sulla Marrucina, Teate, Terre Aquilane, Terre dei Vestini, and Terre di Chieti: Minimum 90% Montepulciano + OANRG
• Subzones Alto Tirino and Terre dei Peligni: Minimum 95% Montepulciano + OANRG
• Subzone Casauria: 100% Montepulciano
• Superiore (Rosso from Colline Pescaresi, San Martino sulla Marrucina, Terre Aquilane, or Terre di Chieti subzone)
• Riserva (Rosso from any subzone)

• Alto Tirino (Rosso and Riserva only)
• Casauria/Terre di Casauria (Rosso and Riserva only)
• Colline Pescaresi (Superiore and Riserva only)
• San Martino sulla Marrucina (Superiore and Riserva only)
• Teate (Rosso and Riserva only)
• Terre Aquilane/Terre de L’Aquila (Superiore and Riserva only)
• Terre dei Peligni (Rosso and Riserva only)
• Terre dei Vestini (Rosso and Riserva only)
• Terre di Chieti (Superiore and Riserva only)

• Maximum vineyard elevation: 600 m (1,970 ft) generally, 700 m (2,300 ft) for vineyards with southern exposure
• Minimum alcohol level: 12.0% for non-subzone Rosso; 12.5% for Rosso or Superiore from any subzone, except 13.0% for Casauria Rosso; 13.0% for all Riservas, except 13.5% for Casauria Riserva
• Residual sugar: Maximum 4 g/l (0.4%) for Superiore; maximum 9 g/l (0.9%) for non-subzone Rosso (or less for wines with low acidity)
• Aging: For non-subzone Rosso, minimum approx. 3 months (ERD = February 1, V+1); for Colline Pescaresi Superiore, Terre Aquilane Superiore, and Terre di Chieti Superiore, minimum 6 months (ERD = October 1, V+1); for Alto Tirino Rosso, minimum 12 months (ERD = November 1, V+1); for San Martino sulla Marrucina Superiore, minimum 12 months, including 6 months in barrel (ERD = November 1, V+1); for Casauria Rosso, minimum 18 months, including 9 months in barrel (ERD = May 1, V+2); for Teate Rosso, minimum 21 months, including 9 months in barrel (ERD = August 1, V+2); for Terre dei Vestini Rosso, minimum 21 months, including 9 months in barrel and 3 months in bottle (ERD = August 1, V+2); for Terre dei Peligni Rosso, minimum 24 months, including 9 months in barrel (ERD = November 1, V+2); for San Martino sulla Marrucina Riserva, minimum 24 months, including 12 months in barrel (ERD = November 1, V+2); for Colline Pescaresi Riserva, Terre Aquilane Riserva, and Terre di Chieti Riserva, minimum 24 months, including 6 months in barrel (ERD = January 1, V+3); for Alto Tirino Riserva, minimum 30 months (ERD = May 1, V+3); for Teate Riserva and Terre dei Peligni Riserva, minimum 30 months, including 9 months in barrel (ERD = May 1, V+3); for Casauria Riserva and Terre dei Vestini Riserva, minimum 30 months, including 9 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle (ERD = May 1, V+3)