Contucci - PIETRA ROSSA Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

In the center of the Renaissance town of Montepulciano, the Contucci family has been making wines of place since 1800. The deepest section of the cellar at the Contucci Palace is from the year 1000, which is around the time the family estimates their ancestors first began living in Montepulciano. At Roscioli, we are drawn to their wines as each bottle exudes a history of familial knowledge passed down for generations in order to make a perfect blend using only the local grapes. History drives the ship at Contucci and the wines purely express what it means to be Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

The grapes come from the PietraRossa vineyard and are generally harvested by hand in the period from 5 to 15 October. After soft pressing the must enters the fermentation phase which lasts for 18 days at a temperature of 26°/28°in 25/30 hl steel vats. Aging takes place in large wooden barrels for 30 months. Bottle refinment for 8/10 months. Annual bottles produced: 8,000