Wine Montepeloso, “Gabbro”, Toscana IGT, 2019

Introduction

“It is easy to produce a concentrated wine in our hot climate … much more difficult to achieve at the same subtlety and elegance of taste” – Fabio Karelotto.

Wine “Gabbro” from the company Montepeloso created from gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon. Vintage 2009 has an excellent aroma with a variety of shades, luxurious, rich taste and great aging potential.

Owner of a small wine farm Montepelozo is Fabio Karelotto – Swiss with Italian roots. In 1997 Fabio was replaced by an academic career at the University of Zurich native to another job by calling, buying winery Willy spouses and Doris Noykom. Winemaker enthusiast yourself to learn the basics of oenology, and the zeal and perseverance, with whom he studied for his new business, made up for lack of experience.

Fabio Karelotto performs most of the work yourself, hiring workers, mainly in the autumn harvest. The area of its vineyards is small – only 7 hectares, located in the hills with clayey soils. The volume of production is about 45,000 bottles of wine per year. In recent years, the winery was completely reconstructed Montepeloso, which could not but affect the quality of the final product. Wines Montepelozo punctually receive rave reviews in the Italian press and authoritative wine critic Robert Parker admitted that he was impressed by the depth and character of these wines.