Contesa Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Contesa Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2024 from Abruzzo is a warm, generous Italian red with ripe black fruit, dark chocolate and spicy oak, delivering an immediately appealing style that feels both classic and modern.

The palate is rich and fleshy, with bramble and black cherry fruit, supple structured tannins, bright acidity and a savoury line of mocha and liquorice on the finish. There’s real depth here without heaviness, giving Contesa Montepulciano d’Abruzzo a smooth, food-friendly shape and plenty of drinking pleasure.

It’s an ideal match for roast lamb, beef ragù, grilled sausages, pizza or mature pecorino. This is the sort of Montepulciano that overdelivers on flavour, offering juicy fruit, balanced structure and the kind of easy charm that keeps a bottle moving quickly at the table.