Name: La Chiamata BOGO Dozen
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La Chiamata BOGO Dozen

“Full-bodied, rich and lively on the palate...the quality is evident.”

Ludovica Crugnale crafts La Chiamata Montepulciano d’Abruzzo with grapes grown by local legend Signora Maria. Deep, dark and rich, it offers expressive notes of black cherry, plum and violet. It’s a must try.

An authentic interpretation of Montepulciano from central Italy, La Chiamata Montepulciano d’Abruzzo offers a cavalcade of black cherry and plum flavors hemmed in perfectly by pliable tannins. It comes to us from young winemaker Ludovica Crugnale, a trained oenologist who traveled the world gaining experience before ultimately following la chiamata (the calling) back home to Abruzzo. After spending time soaking up the knowledge of her mentor, Riccardo Cotarella—who’s known throughout the wine world as Il Mago (the wizard)—she was inspired to craft the red as an homage to her circuitous journey. Working in an ultra-modern cellar, she still wanted to champion the time-honored winemaking methods of her region. So she looked to local legend Signora Maria Elisii (below, with Ludovica), who carefully hand-tends and harvests her precious Montepulciano grapes in her beloved less-than-10-acre vineyard. Maria, who has now become dear friends with Ludovica, began working in the area in the 1950s. Traditionally, women harvested, selected and cleaned grapes, before packaging them in special boxes to deliver to cooperatives. Today, she and her son Graziano specialize in limited-production releases like this one. Just wait until you try the silky result. A black-fruited gem, it has a lovely intensity and ripeness that’s ready to impress on its own or with food. (For pairings, you can’t go wrong with full-flavored cheeses, pastas or red meats.) Order now to secure your share.

La Chiamata Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

“Pure Montepulciano...it shows attractive maturity, with dried fruit flavors, hints of balsamic and clove spice notes.”

An ultra-rare Montepulciano Riserva, this impressive barrel-aged wine comes from rising star winemaker Ludovica Crugnale. Surprisingly fresh despite its maturity, it brims with craveable red-berry fruit and spice.

An ultra-rare find, La Chiamata Montepulciano Riserva is an impressively ripe, barrel-aged wine from rising star winemaker Ludovica Crugnale, the mastermind behind one of our customers’ most-loved Italian reds. A trained oenologist, she traveled the world gaining experience, working in California and Australia before ultimately following la chiamata (the calling) back home to Abruzzo, in central Italy, to create characterful wines that express her region authentically. Though talented, driven and independent in her work, she considers the wine to be a collaboration with two near-and-dear people who share her passion: Her friend Signora Maria Elisii—who, since the 1980s, has been carefully tending to a small, less-than-10-acre plot of Montepulciano in the sparsely populated subzone of Caroso—and Riccardo Cotarella, her longtime mentor and arguably one of the most important oenologists in all of Italy. “This fine, rare Riserva is a testament to their expertise and the special terroir of Abruzzo, my homeland,” says Ludovica. Made from old-vine fruit hand harvested from Maria’s perfectly situated vineyard and crafted in an ultra-modern cellar, it was aged nine months in a mix of large oak barrels and smaller barriques before being left to mature further, undisturbed in bottle. The result, says Ludovica, is “pure Montepulciano… [that] shows attractive maturity, with dried fruit flavors, hints of balsamic and clove spice notes.” While we believe such a beautiful wine deserves to be savored on its own, its surprisingly ripe red berry tones would be delicious alongside hard cheeses, tomato-based pasta dishes or hearty roasted vegetables. As you may have assumed, stocks of this wine are extremely limited. Secure yours soon.

La Chiamata Montepulciano Riserva

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