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I Terreni di Sanseverino DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCI TERRENI DI SANSEVERINOAAIT83658674Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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A tiny DOC around the town of San Severino Marche with two identities: Rosso, a Montepulciano and Sangiovese blend, and Moro, made from at least 60 percent Vernaccia Nera, often with a portion of dried grapes in the passito version. The Moro style is the point: deep color, blackberry, black pepper, dried fig and a bitter, tannic finish, sometimes off-dry. Production is minuscule, with a handful of producers such as Vini di Cagnore and Colleluce. Essentially a local curiosity you'll have to hunt for in Italy.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Vini di Cagnore

    I Terreni di Sanseverino Moro

    Family estate that helped create the DOC; a Vernaccia Nera red with dried blackberry, pepper and a bitter grip.

    $15 to $20Wine-Searcher
  • Colleluce

    I Terreni di Sanseverino Rosso Superiore

    Montepulciano and Sangiovese blend from a Serrapetrona estate that also makes the sparkling DOCG.

    $15 to $20Wine-Searcher