5 StarWines VINITALY: CASAL THAULERO RECEIVES FIVE AWARDS

Casal Thaulero winery obtained five awards from “5StarWines – The Book 2021”, the annual selection of wines arranged by Veronafiere. This year the tasting was held by using the “agile method” during which the international judges were connected in video conference in order to participate, at the same moment, to the blind tasting of the wine samples received.

Among the 848 selected samples, Casal Thaulero wines certainly stood out for their authenticity and bond with the territory as they all comes from autochthonousgrapes. The wines with the highest score of 92/100 are Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo Doc Reserve “Duca Thaulero” 2014 and the explosive Pecorino Sparkling Brut “Voilà”,  Martinotti Method, totally made in Abruzzo. The Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Doc Reserve “Duca Thaulero” 2014 has a purple intense/deep red color with violet shades.  Complex and elegant, with smells of berries, leather and spices at the end. Full-bodied, harmonious, balanced, pleasantly tannic and persistent flavor. The match with first courses is perfect. Voilà sparkling wine wasborn with the aim of enhancing the most important evenings and events of life: the Pecorino Brut Sparkling Wine is complex and fragrant with a clear scent of bread crust, floral notesof jasmine, broom and sagebrush balsamic. Astrong and involving taste, marked minerality, pleasantly fresh, with a complex and balanced structure, it is perfect asan aperitif or paired with shellfish, seafood, first courses of fish, fresh cheeses and delicate salami.

Following there are the wines with a score of 90/100, such as Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Doc “Orsetto Oro” 2017, Abruzzo Doc Pecorino Superiore “Duca Thaulero” 2019 and Passerina Terre Di Chieti PGI “Orsetto Oro” 2019.

“These awards recognizeour daily work and commitment – says the enologist Ludovica Crugnale – We are honored to take Abruzzo to the world through the authenticity of our autochthonous grapes. In the last few years we are directing our goals and wine making decisions towards improving sustainability and enhancing the most suitable territories. We believe this strategy to be the best one to face the adversities and the challenges that await us in the near future”.