Masciarelli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Marina Cvetic'

Masciarelli's Marina Cvetic Montepulciano is always one of the top versions of this grape produced, and the 2018 is no exception. A wine that truly captures the glories of the grape, this stuff is rich, finely textured, bold and intense. Wonderful aromas and flavors of ripe cherry, blueberry liqueur, baked plum, sweet spice, and cigar tobacco inform the nose and palate of this head-spinning red.

'The 2020 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva San Martino Rosso is darkly floral with a woodland-inspired bouquet that blends flowery underbrush with crushed ashen stones and dried black cherries. It's round and supple with ripe red and blue fruit complicated by a tinge of pepper. Violet inner florals swirl throughout. This tapers off with a pleasantly chewy sensation, long and staining. Edgy tannins add youthful tension without slowing the 2020's momentum.' - Vinous Media - 93 points