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Antonini Montepulciano D'Abruzzo "Corium" 2022 DOC $24.90
Corium is Tenuta Antonini’s vibrant take on Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. It pours an intense ruby red with purple highlights and opens on ripe red fruit, violet and rose, with a touch of sweet spice. The palate is warm, full-bodied and richly fruited, balanced by a fine, savory finish. Tasting profileRipe red cherry and blackberry. Violets, rose petal, subtle baking spice. Medium plus body, rounded texture, fresh acidity, polished tannin. Vineyard and making• Grape: 100 percent Montepulciano• Appellation: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC• Vintage: 2022• Estate fruit from Ancarano, trained to Guyot• Soils: Alluvial with medium clayey texture• Vinification: Long maceration on the skins at controlled temperature• Aging: 4 months in wood• Alcohol: 14 percent• Format: 750 ml Food pairingsExcellent with tomato-based pastas, pizza with sausage or mushrooms, grilled pork or lamb, and aged cheeses like Pecorino. Serve at 60 to 64 °F. Notable press and awardsBerliner Wine Trophy Gold 2022 and 2023.Mundus Vini Gold 2022 and 2023.Luca Maroni Best Italian Wines selection.James Suckling 91 points 2024.Falstaff Abruzzo Marche Molise Trophy 89 points 2025.Zosimo Wine Critic 90 points 2025.Decanter Silver 2025.50 Great Red Wines Silver 2025.Merano Wine Hunter 2025. Quick takeFull-bodied Montepulciano with vivid fruit, floral lift and a touch of sweet spice. Juicy, generous and crowd-pleasing.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo “P.121” DOCG 2021
Antonini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo “P.121” DOCG 2021 $35.90 $39.90
P.121 is Tenuta Antonini’s flagship Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from old vineyards in the Ancarano hills. Hand harvested and gently pressed, it ferments in stainless steel at controlled temperature, then rests in medium to high toast French oak tonneaux for 18 months before bottling, followed by further aging in bottle up to 12 months. In the glass it shows an intense ruby color with subtle purple highlights, tending toward garnet with age. Aromas of red fruits lead the nose, with an ethereal lift. The palate is dry, rightly tannic, harmonious and velvety, with a long, savory finish. Vineyard and making• Grape: 100 percent Montepulciano• Appellation: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG• Vintage: 2021• Site: Old vineyards in Ancarano, trained to Guyot• Soils: Calcareous areas rich in marl and clay at 294 meters elevation, west to south-west exposure• Planting density: 4,700 vines per hectare• Vinification: Hand picked, selected, gentle pressing and destemming, fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature• Aging: 18 months in French oak tonneaux, then refinement in bottle up to 12 months• Alcohol: 14.5 percent• Format: 750 ml Tasting profileIntense ruby with violet hues. Red fruit, floral lift, and sweet spice. Dry and full, polished tannins, velvety texture, balanced and persistent. Food pairingsRich ragù pastas, grilled ribeye or lamb, porchetta, aged Pecorino and hard cheeses. Serve at 60 to 64 °F. Awards and press2023: Decanter Bronze. Berliner Wine Trophy Gold. Gardini Notes 94. Mundus Vini Gold. Expovina Wine Trophy Silver. National Gold Label Award.2024: James Suckling 92 points. Best Italian Wines Luca Maroni.2025: Falstaff Abruzzo Marche Molise Trophy 93 points. Merano Wine Hunter Gold. Quick takeStructured, elegant Montepulciano from old vines, marrying power with polish and a velvety finish.
Pecorino 2 Pack -
Antonini Pecorino 2 Pack - "Hydria" Pecorino DOC, An... $42.90 $49.80
2 BOTTLE BUNDLE. Straw yellow colour with golden reflections. Complex aromas with hints of white peach, lavender flowers, honey, vanilla and tropical fruits. Good structure, full, soft and long persistence. Medium-bodied, pleasant highlighted by a significant persistence. Grape: Pecorino 100% from Abruzzo. Soft pressing, cold maceration of the crushed grapes, fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature. Aging brief in bottle. Alc. vol. 13%
Pecorino Abruzzo
Antonini Pecorino Abruzzo "Hydria" DOC, Antonini $21.90 $24.90
Straw yellow colour with golden reflections. Complex aromas with hints of white peach, lavender flowers, honey, vanilla and tropical fruits. Good structure, full, soft and long persistence. Medium-bodied, pleasant highlighted by a significant persistence. Grape: Pecorino 100% from Abruzzo. Soft pressing, cold maceration of the crushed grapes, fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature. Aging brief in bottle. Alc. vol. 13%
Primitivo di Manduria “1” UNO  D.O.C. MASSERIA LAVOLPE
Antonini Primitivo di Manduria “1” UNO D.O.C. MASSE... $24.95 $26.90
98 Points by Luca Maroni on 2023 vintage (2022 was 97 points). Grape: 100%  Primitivo  Apulia. Ruby red colour, wide bouquet with scent of ripen fruits, such as plum, and cherry jam with spicy notes. In the mouth, delicate and balanced Alcohol: 14,5% vol.    Primitivo wine is one of the most popular southern red wines in Italy and abroad. It is an elegant, deep and velvety wine, which seduces in the IGT Salento denomination and as well as in the DOC Manduria denomination. Our Primitivo line called 'UNO' is insoired bv the origin of the name of grape variety: from the Latin 'primativus' which means precocious, In fact, the grapes of this variety ripen earlier than the others, so they are the first to be harvested. In our wines we have always tried to preserve the intensity and fragrance of these wonderful grapes and to enhance it through skilful aging. A unique wine obtained from Primitivo grapes only, manually harvested during the proper period, when they have reached the optimal ripening level Aging for about 9 months, in prestigious barrels of French and American wood. The DOC “Primitivo di Manduria” "1" UNO can be sold only after two years from the 31st of March succeeding the harvest.