2003 Marramiero Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Inferi

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Once in a blue moon a wine comes along that knocks your socks off, the 2003 Marramiero Inferi is one of those. This ruby red Montepulciano combines an old world grape variety with modern wine making techniques to produce an intense "Barolo on steroids" fruit bomb.

The hand picked grapes are crushed and fermented in cooled stainless steel tanks, then spends two years in French and Slovenian oak barrels, are blended, bottled and further aged until release.

Vanilla and red fruit like cherry and raspberry explode in your mouth. This one really opens up with a little decanting. A 90 pointer and a real winner at around 30 bucks a bottle.