page_title: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
section_title: Cerasuolo
hierarchical_section_title: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo / Wine styles / Cerasuolo
caption_attribution_description: A bottle and glass of the Italian wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
context_page_description: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is an Italian red wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. It should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes.
  Montepulciano d'Abruzzo was first classified as Denominazione di origine controllata in 1968. The Colline Teramane subzone, established in 1995 as a DOC in the province of Teramo, was promoted to separate Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita status in 2003 and is now known as Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
  In the late 20th and early 21st century, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo earned a reputation as one of the most widely exported DOC wines in Italy.
  It is typically dry with soft tannins and often consumed young.
  In addition to Montepulciano, up to 15% Sangiovese is permitted in the blend. Wines aged by the maker for more than two years may be labeled Riserva.
context_section_description: A separate DOC since 2010, the rosé (rosato) style of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is labeled as Cerasuolo which means "cherry-red" and relates to the deep color the wine gets even with very brief skin-contact with the highly pigmented skins of the Montepulciano grape. According to Bastianich, Cerasuolo tend to be medium-bodied and rather hearty for an Italian rosato with aromas of orange peel, cinnamon, strawberry and dried cherries.
  In 2010 the DOC classification was created for the wine, now known as Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo. The term Cerasuolo can also refer to Cerasuolo di Vittoria, an unrelated DOCG dry red wine from Sicily made from Nero d'Avola and Frappato.
caption: Cerasuolo, a rosato (rosé) wine made from Montepulciano
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