Amorotti
Gaetano Carboni, Montepulciano, Trebbiano & Cerasuolo from a 1521 estate across the street from Valentini
Amorotti is a wine producer in Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, Italy. LeMieux Wine Co. distributes Amorotti wines to licensed restaurants, bars and retailers in Michigan.
Estate
Gaetano Carboni is the man behind Amorotti, an estate in Loreto Aprutino that dates back to 1521. His family's cellar lies just across the street from the famous Valentini, and in the same vein, Gaetano continues a long tradition of making wines naturally and with deep respect for the land. His 14 hectares of vineyards sit between the Gran Sasso massif and the Adriatic Sea, planted to both Montepulciano and Trebbiano on clay and limestone soils.
Farming & Cellar
Everything is farmed organically, certified since 2006. Gaetano harvests by hand and transports grapes in small crates to his labyrinthine cellar, where spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts is the rule. The winemaking is light-handed: used oak barrels of various sizes, patient aging, six months in bottle before release. The result is wines of great purity and balance, Trebbiano with stone fruit and dried herbs, Cerasuolo with extraordinary concentration, Montepulciano that's savory and smoky with beautiful grainy tannins.
At a glance
- Home
- Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo
- Made
- About 16,500 bottles across three wines
- Cellar
- Spontaneous ferments, untoasted large oak
- Grapes
- Montepulciano and Trebbiano
- Winemaker
- Gaetano Carboni
Wines in our book
- Montepulciano, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC, 2022Red · Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC · Cerasuolo
- Montepulciano, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, 2020Red · Montepulciano d'Abruzzo · Montepulciano
- Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC, 2022White · Trebbiano d'Abruzzo · Trebbiano
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