I was following a show on an American Tv. It was a show about Italian food and they where talking about drinking Montepulciano wine. They never explained if it was rosso or nobile di Montepulciano or Montepulciano D’ Abbruzzo as  this are two complete different wines. The rosso and the nobile are from southern Tuscany the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo from central-east Italy.Having the same name creates a lot of confusion and as there are many different producers of both wines, both wines have a wide range in prices. Generally speaking it is for the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo that you have low priced entry level bottles. For The Tuscan Vino Nobile the entry level is placed much higher usually over the 20 dollars. So what should i buy? It really does not make sense to compare them as they are from two completely different grapes, and climate and soil are very different too. The nobile is mainly made by one of the more than two hundred clones of  sangiovese varietal called prugnolo gentile. Some say it is because the taste and smell remember a plum (prugna). In my opinion this is always what i look for when tasting sangiovese, it is for me one of the main characteristic.For the Montepulciano  d”Abruzzo  the main varietal in the wine has the same name than the wine. In my opinion the usual taste reminds often of home made wines. It is enjoyable to drink with scents of red fruits and sometimes a note of liquorice. It is the wine we often order at restaurants, when we want to drink something acceptable for a good price. So it has been a great compabnion at the table in my young years.

Whatever you decide to buy remember that all this wines are doc or docg. here is the link explaining the Italian wine regulations.

Salute

Tommaso

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