Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Di Sipio, Abruzzo, IT, 2022

Context on how critics are viewing the 2022 vintage in Abruzzo overall:

• 2022 appears to be a strong vintage for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, with many producers receiving 90–94 point scores from Vinous, James Suckling, Decanter, and Wine Enthusiast.
• Common tasting themes across highly rated 2022 Abruzzo Montepulcianos include:
  • black cherry and blackberry fruit
  • violet/lavender aromatics
  • fresh acidity
  • mineral structure
  • moderate-to-firm tannins
  • spicy or herbal finishes

Based on the published notes, the Di Sipio 2022 seems stylistically modern and approachable:

• ripe dark fruit
• moderate oak influence (vanilla/cola)
• medium-plus body
• structured but not aggressive tannins
• good everyday-to-mid-tier value around the ~$19 USD range

The Di Sipio estate is in Abruzzo, the greenest region in Italy and Europe. It is 70 hectares, where vines and olive trees coexist in perfect symbiosis with native and uncontaminated flora and fauna. Lapped by the Adriatic Sea and protected by the Majella, in an ideal microclimate for the growth and maturation of healthy bunches of grapes, a prelude to works of art, a union of the relationship between man and nature. We are in Chieti, one of the most important provinces in the Italian panorama for wine production.