Red wine

Tiberio, Archivio Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2017 (Montepulciano)

Montepulciano can be more than a cheap quaffer, and Tiberio’s new Archivio wine demonstrates this. The estate’s entry-level Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is stellar, but the Archivio is a notch above, made from the estate’s 60- to 80-year-old vines (hence the name). The first-ever Tiberio wine aged in oak (30% new) is powerful yet refined, noble and suave, and a shining example of what a misunderstood grape variety can deliver in the right hands.

Score

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Montepulciano (100%)

Alcohol

14%

Bottle size

750ml

Drink dates

2026 - 2034

Origin

Country

Italy

Region

Abruzzo

Tasting Information

Blind

No

Tasted by

Ian D’Agata

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