Wines

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Superiore Cocciopesto Doc 2018

The COCCIOPESTO Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is a return to the future. A project born with the 2017 harvest, when we decided to vinified the Trebbiano in cocciopesto jars, made with a raw mixture of bricks, stone fragments, sand, binder and water, dried in the air for at least 30 days. Thanks to its microporosity and consequent micro-oxygenation, cocciopesto enhances the organoleptic qualities and aroma of the wine without releasing any scent. The result is a fine and delicate wine with a decidedly mineral character.

Technical Specifications
Municipality:	Notaresco
Altitude:	300 m asl
Exposure:	North-West
Type of soil:	Medium-textured clayey limestone Training
System:	Abruzzese pergola
Density:	1,600 plants / hectare
Vineyard age:	> 45 years
Average yield:	50 quintals / hectare
Harvest:	manual in 20 kg crates
Vinification:	The grapes are de-stemmed, but not crushed and fermented with indigenous yeasts. Maceration lasts about 10 days during which manual punching down is carried out. After the racking, the wine returns to the cocciopesto where fermentation ends and continues its refinement until the moment of bottling which takes place without any filtration.
Bottle aging:	2 months
Production:	1,200 750 ml bottles
Organoleptic notes:	Straw yellow. It offers a range of hints on delicate floral notes and aromatic herbs in elegant succession. On the palate its sapid and mineral vein is surprising. A wine that stands out for its expressive power, drinking dynamics and great finesse.
Serving suggestions:	Perfect with fish dishes, such as seafood salads and raw fish. Excellent with risotto and vegetables prepared with Wok. It goes well with white meats and lightly aged cheeses.
Serving temperature:	10 ° -12 ° C

Fattoria Nicodemi

Fattoria Nicodemi is in Notaresco, in the heart of the Colline Teramane zone. The hilly estate covers a single plot of 38 hectares, of which 30 are under vine. The land, at about 300 metres in altitude, is aspected to the south east, with Mount Gran Sasso watching its back, and the sea at about 10 kilometres. At the farm they work with organic practices, with no use of chemical herbicides, pesticides or fertilisers on the vines, preferring spontaneous grassing in the rows. In the same spirit, the new vineyards are planted with a mass selection taken from our heirloom vines. We believe in biodiversity and even our new vines are selected from our heirloom cultivars, because something that was good in the past can play a role in the future.

Abruzzo

Italy is seldom known for the simplicity of its wines, yet the ruggedly mountainous region of Abruzzo offers an abundance of delightful, uncomplicated wines that tend to represent good value.

The region has three main, historical DOCs, including the red Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and white Trebbiano d’Abruzzo. The third DOC Controguerra is also for wines based on Montepulciano and other native grapes. Not to be confused with the town in Tuscany whose exceptional Vino Nobile is also gaining international recognition, the Montepulciano grape has gained a substantial following for its fruit-forward, complex yet approachable reds.

Some of the best wines come from the Teramo area, where a single DOCG exists for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane, while some classic rosé wines – known as Cerasuolo - are now offered under their own DOC appellation. The new Abruzzo DOC has several interesting, high-quality sub-zones for Montepulciano wines, such as Terre di Casauria, Terre dei Vestini and Alto Tirino.

The Trebbiano grape is best known for dry, light and easy drinking wines with subtle citrus flavours. However some interesting wines are being developed from the "authentic" Trebbiano d’Abruzzo grape, which some think to be related to Apulia’s Bombino Bianco. They are capable of developing in bottle for a few years into wines of great character and complexity.