Valentini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 201294+ points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2020 This is the first vintage of this wine to be released since we saw the 2006 edition. It's been way too long, I'd say. Slightly held back or restrained on first nose, the Valentini 2012 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo opens slowly and contemplatively to sensations of dark fruit, smoke, tobacco and cured meat. Despite the rather heavy and sun drenched nature of that first wave of aromas, it's impossible to