Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC Selezione Vecchie Vigne

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC Selezione Vecchie Vigne
Region
Abruzzo
Producer
Emidio Pepe
Vintage
2018
Grape varieties
  • 100% Trebbiano
Bottle size
75 cl
Alcohol
12%
Classification
DOC
Special characteristic

Foot-treading for a gentle maceration, then manual destemming through a grating. Wild-yeast fermentation, and subsequent maturation, in glazed cement vats. No filtering, but a dash of sulphur before bottling. Emidio and his daughters have always eschewed the use of chemicals, their main goal being to produce vibrant wines from healthy soils. All work at the winery and in the vineyards is aligned to the phases of the moon.

Lustrous gold colour. Minerally and complex on the nose, with notes of chamomile, plum, peach, elderberry and white pepper. Elegant, saline and delicious on a concentrated, rich palate.

Sourced from three different vineyards in and around Torano Nuovo – a village with 1,500 inhabitants, situated between the Gran Sasso massif and the Adriatic Sea. Mainly trained using a pergola system known as 'tendone' in central Italy, the vines are influenced less by the soil (clay) and more by the dual effect of warming air that flows down from the mountains and in from the sea – a climatic factor also reflected in the wine itself.