Ferzo Terre di Chieti Pecorino 2018
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Pale yellow in color, Ferzo Pecorino has an unctuous and almost waxy texture on the palate. Aromatically, the wine recalls the mineral sensation of wet stone, honeysuckle, and hay.
In addition to decadent prosciutto and savory cheeses, Ferzo Pecorino would be wonderful alongside dishes like fusilli with roasted cauliflower, pine nuts and raisins, or Veal.
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A delicate yet delightful nose of lemon peel, melon rind, sea spray and white blossoms starts off this elegant white. There’s a pleasing grip of tangy minerality on the medium-bodied palate, with flavors of ripe melon and tart peach pushing through.
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The wines grow out of small-scale, highly selected viticultural operations in the skillful hands of local vintners, with the aim of promoting the local Abruzzo grape varieties and showcasing the Abruzzo vocation for winemaking.
The hand-harvested grapes comeentirely from vineyards in the province of Chieti: a rather broad territory with a great variety of terroirs and microclimates, each contributing unique features that produce grapes having diverse chemical and aromatic characteristics and all offering uncompromising quality.
There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
A warm, Mediterranean vine-growing paradise, in Abruzzo, the distance from mountains to seaside is relatively short. The Apenniness, which run through the center of Italy, rise up on its western side while the Adriatic Sea defines its eastern border.
Wine composition tends to two varieties: Abruzzo’s red grape, Montepulciano and its white, Trebbiano. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo can come in a quaffable, rustic and fruity style that generally drinks best young. It is also capable of making a more serious style, where oak aging tames its purely wild fruit.
Trebbiano in Abruzzo also comes in a couple of varieties. Trebbiano Toscana makes a simple and fruity white. However when meticulously tended, the specific Trebbiano d’Abruzzo-based white wines can be complex and long-lived.
In the region’s efforts to focus on better sites and lower yields, vine acreage has decreased in recent years while quality has increased.