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Perched in the small hillside town of San Martino sulla Marrucina near the Adriatic coast, the pioneering Masciarelli estate is renowned for producing top quality Montepulciano wines including the Marina Cvetic San Martino Riserva, named for founder Gianni Masciarelli's wife Marina and called "a killer wine" by critic Jeb Dunnuck. Boasting rich dark fruit with hints of forest and spice balanced by tantalizing acidity, the 94pt 2017 Marina Cvetic San Martino Riserva offers a pure and elegant expression of Montepulciano fruit with silky tannins and lush complexity built for aging, now at an incredible price.
Considered a visionary who elevated the standards of winemaking in Abruzzo, Gianni's work is carried on by his widow Marina and their daughter Miriam, now the third-generation winemaker at Masciarelli. Sourced from eight of the estate's top parcels sheltered by the Apennine Mountains, the 38 year old vines for the San Martino Riserva are planted in a mix of calcareous clay and limestone at altitudes ranging up to 1,200 feet. Fermented in stainless steel to preserve freshness, the 2017 Marina Cvetic Riserva San Martino was aged in French barriques for 12 months before spending another 12 months in bottle before release, creating a harmonious blend of bright, luscious fruit tinged with minerality and boasting well structured tannins.
Expressive of the Abruzzese terroir, the 2017 Marina Cvetic Riserva San Martino represents the legacy of Gianni Masciarelli, a robust Montepulciano living up to its "thoroughbred potential" as described by Italian wine expert Ian D'Agata. For lovers of Italian reds looking for value wines to enjoy every day, the highly rated 2017 Marina Cvetic Riserva is a Montepulciano to stock up on, equally pleasurable for sipping and enjoying with food at an unbeatable price. | 
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