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Malandrino Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo DOC

Malandrino Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo DOC
Italy

Rose'100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
  • Tasting Notes
  • Pairs With
    Fish
    Salad
    Pasta
  • ColorBright, concentrated rose color.
  • NoseThe bouquet on the nose is intense, clean and pleasing with aromas red cherry, wild strawberry and almond.
    Almondalmond
    Red Cherryred-cherry
    Strawberrystrawberry
  • FlavorOn the palate it is fresh and approachable with a persistent fruity finish.

Abruzzo At a Glance

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Region Name Abruzzo

The Abruzzo region has the Apennines running along its western border, is next to Molise to the south, Marche to the north and Lazio to the west.

More than 22 million cases of wine are produced annually in Abruzzo, making it the seventh most productive region in Italy, but only 21.5% of which are made under the Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) designation. 

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Vintage Publication Score Review Date POS Generator
2023 Wine Enthusiast 91 Nov 2024 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2022 Vinous Media 90 Jul 2023 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2022 Vinous Media 90 May 2023 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2021 Vinous Media 91 Jul 2022 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2020 Vinous Media 90 Jun 2022 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2019 Wine Enthusiast 90 Dec 2020 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
2018 Wine Enthusiast 90 Jul 2019 Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 91 Vintage 2023 Wine Enthusiast On the nose, aromas of cherries are lifted by undertones of red plum and strawberry, with a current of wet slate for balance. The fruit stays ripe and dense on the palate, but a nutty, herbaceous bite adds an elegance to the refreshing feel. A wine that evidences the new promise coming from this historic producer. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2022 Vinous Media The 2022 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Malandrino opens in the glass with a perfumed blend of sweet herbs and young strawberries. It's round and juicy in character, with wild berry fruits and rosy inner florals. A salty flourish defines the finish, as this tapers off with lasting concentration leaving suggestions of licorice. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2022 Vinous Media The 2022 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Malandrino opens slowly in the glass, at first moody with wet stone and underbrush, yet evolving with prettier notes of crushed strawberries and sweet spice. Soft and textural, this washes across the palate with subtly ripe wild berry tones and sour citrus. Its minerality comes through on the finish, crisply refreshing and full of zesty tension. The 2022 is beautiful today but will probably be even better after a short stay in the cellar. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 91 Vintage 2021 Vinous Media Sweet cherries, sage, lavender, rose, crushed rocks… with each tilt of the 2021 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Malandrino, there’s seems to be something new and interesting in the glass. Upon first sip, this is round and fleshy in feel, yet not clunky in any way, as a crunchy mix of red berries settle in under an air of inner floral perfumes. A caking of minerality lingers, as the 2021 tapers off clean yet almost salty. There is so much depth and character here. The Montepulciano Malandrino is vinified 95% white and 5% red, and then blended during fermentation. - Eric Guido Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2020 Vinous Media Sour melon combines with sweet smoke, hints of ground ginger and wet stone as the 2020 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Malandrino blossoms in the glass. It’s softly-textured with medium-bodied weight and a lovely inner sweetness, impressing more on its palate presence than definition of fruit. That said, this is decidedly red in nature, more than pink, yet boasts zesty acids that keep the expression lively and fresh throughout the finale. - Eric Guido Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2019 Wine Enthusiast Aromas of crushed limestone, red-cherry skin and blood-orange rind make an engaging, fresh start to this pink wine made from organically grown Montepulciano. The medium-bodied palate boasts tart red-berry, orange and herbal spice notes that are wrapped in a gentle tannic frame. Drink through 2021. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
  • Score: 90 Vintage 2018 Wine Enthusiast This shows a concentrated hue of watermelon pink in the glass. Bright tones of fresh cherry and pomegranate meld with an earthy limestone core on the nose and palate. The persistent acidity drives these flavors to a lingering cherry pit finish, giving a rosato that is both bold and balanced. ALEXANDER PEARTREE Shelf Talker Full Page Review

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