2015 La Quercia Montepulciano d’abruzzo Riserva"La Quercia (pronounced La Kwair cha ) means the Oak in Italian. The Oak is a traditional symbol of the province of Parma, our home for three and a half years" The farm is run by four friends who became colleagues by chance in the late 80s. Elisabetta started her career in the administration department of a big winery where Antonio and Luca were already engaged as, respectively, oenologist and sales manager. A few years later Fabio was hired as cellar

human heart and soul: the whole estate had to come together in one bottle

and his “old” cellar

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converted all of the land into vineyards

this is very traditional in style

To do this

which imparts a zesty

allowing the wine to evolve naturally without fining or filtration

The vines originate from the Chapoutier Hermitage property (UCD Clone 1)

The red Cotes du Rhone carries the name Chateau Pegau Cuvée Maclura

but on the side he also planted 24 acres of vineyards to keep up the family tradition (now 28 acres total)

as they say