Abruzzo’s various elevation and maritime influences are key components that form the area’s wines. Add in medieval villages, just a few castles and loads of blue skies, and Abruzzo additionally turns into a super – and nonetheless little-known – journey vacation spot.
Abruzzo prizes its unspoilt inexperienced panorama, with one third of the land dedicated to protected areas: three nationwide parks, a regional park and over thirty nature reserves. Equally, its winemakers cherish their terroir – natural viticulture and certification are widespread.
For over a millennium, grape farmers have harnessed the area’s cool breezes and dramatic diurnal temperature swings to develop grapes which are aromatic and filled with fruit, but retain all-important contemporary acidity. These stark climatic contrasts imply that the area can produce a variety of wine kinds, and the fame of Abruzzo’s whites is rising.
Abruzzo’s white wines are rising in fame. Credit score: Straccini
Main the cost is Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC. The late-ripening Trebbiano selection thrives right here, delivering plentiful stone fruit flavours complemented by zesty acidity. Winemakers craft contemporary kinds for early consuming, together with natural and biodynamic expressions.
For ageworthy kinds, lees ageing provides texture, and oak maturation brings nuances of honey and wax. These Trebbianos are among the many longest-aged whites within the area, rewarding a few years in bottle.
The choice that follows consists of standout examples of each fashion: from vibrant, full-fruited examples, excellent to be loved now, to wines which have gained additional layers of complexity from time in wooden and in bottle.
Abruzzo’s various elevation and maritime influences are key components that form the area’s wines. Credit score: Straccini
Prime Trebbiano d’Abruzzo wines to strive:
Masciarelli, Marina Cvetic Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva 2022
95pts
Fermented and aged in French oak with bâttonage. Highly effective scents of hay, lemon peel and a touch of bergamot. Taut acidity, chalky texture on the palate and an extended end – will age properly.
Alc 14% | Drink 2025-2032
Novaripa, Dovizia Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 2021
94pts
Fermented and aged for six months in barriques. Notes of crushed almonds and ginger with flavours of peached and dried apricots. Rounded texture with steeliness within the mouth, ending with a be aware of aniseed.
Alc 14% | Drink 2025-2032
Stefania Pepe, Pepe Bianco Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Bio 2013
93pts
Fermented in cement and aged for 3 years earlier than bottling, with little to no sulphur dioxide used. Golden color and savoury aromas of hay, beeswax and honey level to a wine with age. Dried apples, apricots and lemon peel on the palate. The acidity is vibrant, giving a lingering end – consuming properly now.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2027
Fattoria Nicodemi, Cocciopesto Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 2021
92pts
Fermented in brick/cement vessels. Time has given this wine a nuanced nostril of honeycomb and hay with flavours of pink apples and lemon peel. Lean within the mouth with taut acidity and a lingering end – ageing properly.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2032
Paride d’Angelo, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Bio 2022
92pts
Fermented in chrome steel earlier than ageing in cement vessels for 18 months. Bouquet of crushed almonds, lemon wax and apple peel. Pleasantly bitter on the palate, with honeyed nuances and an extended, nutty end.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2032
Pasetti, Testarossa Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Superiore 2022
91pts
Notes of ginger, apricots and golden apples. Chalky texture and properly built-in oak spice. Zesty acidity provides stability, concluding on a lingering, honeyed end.
Alc 14% | Drink 2025-2032
Talamonti, Aternum Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva 2019
91pts
30% of the wine is aged in 300L French oak casks. Layered bouquet with apple peel, ginger and honeycomb; tight acidity within the mouth with texture and a lingering, nutty end, creating properly.
Alc 13% | Drink 2025-2030
Fattoria Bucciatino, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 2022 Bio 2022
90pts
Nutty, waxy scent with pears, peaches and dried hay on the palate. Sharp acidity provides lightness to the physique.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2028
Castorani, Amorino Colline Pescaresi Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Superiore Bio 2024
90pts
Bouquet of lemons, pink grapefruit and peaches which comply with by on the palate. Slight be aware of almond on the end. Tart acidity offers construction and lightness. Supreme to drink now.
Alc 12% | Drink 2025-2027
Cirelli, Anfora Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC Bio 2022
90pts
Notes of incense, stone fruit and pears complemented by tart acidity. Some honey and dried peel linger on end.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2028
Pecorino’s rebirth
A number of of the area’s different indigenous white grapes will be bottled as Abruzzo DOC or IGT; of those, Pecorino has grow to be preeminent. Revived from close to extinction within the Nineteen Eighties, Pecorino has seen its plantings multiply and has grow to be a mainstay of the area. Sometimes, Abruzzo Pecorino is crafted for early consuming, emphasising its expressive floral and citrus traits – as within the choice of prime wines beneath:
Prime Abruzzo Pecorino wines to strive:
Truentum, Calafiori Terre d’Abruzzo IGT 2024
93pts
Fragrant with hints of fennel, lemons and inexperienced apples. Crisp acidity with chalky texture and a persistent end.
Alc 13% | Drink 2025-2027
Guardiani Farchione, Colline Pescaresi Abruzzo Pecorino Superiore DOC 2023
93pts
Golden color with honeycomb, dried apricots and a contact of ginger, which follows onto the palate. Balanced acidity and chronic end.
Alc 14% | Drink 2025-2028
Collefrisio, Vignaquadra Status Abruzzo Pecorino DOC 2023
92pts
Fragrant on the nostril, with dried petals mixed with apricots. The palate is austere and chalky, with extra citrus fruit on the end.
Alc 13.5% | Drink 2025-2028
Cantina Tollo, Peco Pecorino Terre d’Abruzzo IGT 2024
91pts
Touches of honey and wax on the nostril; flavours of grapefruit rind and peaches are backed by tart lemon rind, with a stony be aware on the end.
Alc 13.5% | Drink 2025-2027
Contesa, Pecorino Abruzzo DOC 2024
90pts
Candied lemon peel and honey on the nostril with flavours of tangerine and apricot. Good zesty texture within the mouth with a great end.
Alc 13% | Drink 2025-2027
Fosso Corno, Abruzzo Pecorino DOC 2024
90pts
Scent of inexperienced melon, orange peel and a contact of grapefruit rind within the mouth giving a nice bitterness. Good diploma of fruit on the palate with balanced acidity.
Alc 13% | Drink 2025-2027
Caprera, Vento e Sale Abruzzo Pecorino DOC 2023
90pts
Golden color; pink apple peel aromas with a nuance of crushed almonds. Good fruit focus on the palate with crisp acidic construction.
Alc 12.5% | Drink 2025-2027
Cascina del Colle, Aimè Terre di Chieti Abruzzo Pecorino DOC Superiore 2023
90pts
Fragrances of peaches and melons with flavours of lemon, pink apples and a lingering trace of fennel.
Alc 13.5% | Drink 2025-2027
Torre dei Beati, Bianchi Grilli per la Testa Abruzzo DOC Pecorino 2023
90pts
Lemon rind, honey with a waxy character on the nostril. Extra pink apple fruit within the mouth with a steely be aware.
Alc 13.5% | Drink 2025-2027
Valori, Chiamami Quando Piove Abruzzo Pecorino DOC Bio 2024
89pts
Aromas of peaches, orange and a touch of honey. Extra citrus within the mouth, energetic and contemporary with a lingering end.
Alc 13.5% | Drink 2025-2026
Scores have been generated as a part of a non-blind tasting, and all wines have been provided to Decanter freed from cost to characteristic in paid-for content material.
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