Cirelli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2023 ALTCALI and blending Nebbiolo with indigenous

and blending Nebbiolo with indigenous grapes like Vespolina and Croatina

and in recent years they have pulled back hard on new oak in pursuit of a purer

made without added sulfites

Abruzzo's workhorse white in the hands of a thoughtful biodynamic farmer

farm their vineyards themselves and have done so organically since the early 1990s

Cirelli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2023 ALTCALI and blending Nebbiolo with indigenousThe classic native red of Abruzzo, from biodynamic farmer Francesco Cirelli. His 22 hectare farm near Atri sits eight kilometers from the Adriatic, where he tends not only vines but also olives, figs, grains, and livestock, the full mixed farm ideal. Certified organic since 2006 and biodynamic since 2021. This is the entry level Montepulciano in the La Collina Biologica line, made from grapes on clay limestone soils, fermented spontaneously with