Red Testarossa

100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo D.O.C.

The Testarossa line is the flagship of the company. It symbolizes Pasetti’s will to be both traditional and close to the family history. This important label was realized to celebrate the superb beauty of Pasetti red hair women.

How to serve it – It needs to rest at least 10 days after its arrive. It should be served at a temperature of 18 °C. The bottle should be opened 3 hours before drinking it.

Gastronomic matching – Lasagna, first courses with tomato sauce, “arrosticini” (typical sheep meat from Abruzzo), braised meats, wild game, herbal and seasoned cheeses.

Technical features

Vintage

2011

Production area

It grows in Pescosansonesco at 550 meters above sea level. Vineyards are located at the foot of Gran Sasso in a very windy place with a high temperature range. Here the soil is clay-calcareous and rich in skeleton.

Wine history

Testarossa Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is obtained from the oldest vineyards (40 years old) with a yield of 80/90 quintals per hectare. The grapes are picked up during the third decade of October and then pressed and fermented for 20 days. After a storage of 18 months in steel tanks to facilitate the decantation, the wine ages for about 18 – 22 months in 20 hl oak barrels.

Organoleptic features

It’s a deepy ruby red wine which smells and tastes of ripe red fruits, blackberries, blueberries, plums, cherries and violet mixed up with tertiary aromas of cocoa, licorice, tobacco, cloves, black pepper and leather. It’s a warm and full-bodied wine with elegant tannins, good structure and persistence. It can be appreciated after several years.