Masciarelli - Marina Cvetic
This estate has helped broadcast the message of the Montepulciano grape and its wines all over the world, although I’m not sure the message has always been the right one. Many of the Masciarelli wines were once very heavily oaked and toasty, but they are now easier to drink and speak more of fruit (although some remain overoaked). In fact, I have great admiration for Marina Cvetic, the wife of Gianni Masciarelli, who passed away unexpectedly several years ago. It would have been easy for her to sell everything off, or continue living off the memory of Gianni and making only average wines. Instead, she tirelessly travels all over the world promoting her wines and the estate (at 320 hectares and 2.5 million bottles annually a huge undertaking) while raising daughter Miriam, whom she hopes will take over one day. The estate owns vineyards in all parts of Abruzzo, and Cvetic blends grapes judiciously to make the best possible wines. Masciarelli’s immense wine offering is divided into different lines: the Marina Cvetic and Castello di Semivicoli wines are especially noteworthy, much more so than the overrated Villa Gemma wines. That said, I must point that the Villa Gemma Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is Masciarelli’s most improved wine in recent vintages.
From The Wines of Abruzzo and Molise (May 2015) by Ian D'Agata
2013 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Release Price: $45
Color: White
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2011 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo San Martino Rosso
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Color: Red
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2010 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo San Martino Rosso
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