Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine is an Italian red wine made in Tuscany from Sangiovese grape variety. And while may hear more often about other Sangiovese based wines such as Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano definitely delivers when it comes to value.
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**CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Where It Is Located
2:28 Grape Varieties
3:58 Wine Style
5:28 Vino Nobile & Food
6:05 Notable Producers
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11 Comments
Avignonesi 2018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano very yummy 🙂
Now that VNDM ia comparable to brunello. I will try it. I always want to try this wine but too afraid.
Awesome video as always! I am probably an exception, but I do not get food and wine pairings. When I have wine, I want wine and the taste of the wine itself is the only important thing. I absolutely do not care if it goes well together with marshmallows or fermented pig brains. I do enjoy having bread, olive oil, some cheese and dried ham alongside my wine, but I take them as two separate things.
I got into wine through my parents, who loved Italy a lot, and of course, Chianti.
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Perfect timing. I just opened a Montepulciano white for my lunch today. I've been to Montepulciano on several occasions and you only have to see the landscape to know that it's capable of producing good wine. It's the kind of region where a lot of wine is drunk locally so the price/quality has to reflect that reality. However, there's a lot of really good stuff too. I think there are some incredibly talented producers in the area and the Tuscan/Umbrian region has been the location of some really interesting ideas with wine. I think it's made for natural/low intervention stuff. High end craft beer has taken off there too.
I have to add that the rather looked down upon Montepulciano d' Abruzzo located in Abruzzo is producing some really good under the radar stuff these days too. It was always a byword for cheap, knockdown, Montepulciano but some excellent value stuff from some talented producers can be found there today.
Excellent overview Agnes. I hope the wine police will allow my comment to stand. 😀
Compared to other varietals, I've tried relatively few Sangiovese wines…so this video was very informative. I tend to prefer the Bolgheri blends. As a bonus, I added a new city to visit in Siena whenever we make it back to Italy 🇮🇹
Thank you for covering this video. I loved visiting Contucci and it made me fall in love with the region. I love botti style wines that focus more on the fruit and acidity. I call Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines, the wines for Napa drinkers. Thanks for the explanation of why it hasn’t gained much popularity.
I ❤ Sangiovese 🍷 ! Another great video, Agnese! It's always a treat to watch you!
Another lovely wine. Great video. Maybe folks get montepulciano d’abruzzo and this confused?
Another great video, Agnes. Yes, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano suffers from the classic "middle child syndrome"; as it's stuck between Brunello di Montalcino and CC. If you add in the common confusion with Montepulciano di Abruzzo, for non wine geeks or aficionados it's tricky to differentiate.
I have tried it and it is definitely good quality, the question though for me is; what is it's USP? How does it stand out from the higher priced Brunello and the QPR CCR? Hopefully with time it will become a more well recognized appellation, but fingers crossed that prices won't skyrocket as they have in Barolo and now in Mount Etna. 🤣. Fun video and thanks for highlighting a rather unknown corner of the wine world. Prieka!
I think inconsistency over vintages is what's inherent to an interesting terroir that's able to produce great complexity and tension in its wine that most new world wines are usually unable to deliver with their consistent ripeness. I don't have any science to back up this "claim" but from general experience tasting a lot of wines this is what stands out to me.