Tiberio Trebbiano "Fonte Canale" 2021

A one of a kind white from stewards of the land. Azienda Agricola Tiberio is based in the town of Cugnoli, just west of the port city of Pescara in Abruzzo. Tiberio was started in 2000 by Riccardo Tiberio who found a plot of Trebbiano Abruzzese, a rarity compared to the much more common and related but very different Trebbiano Tuscano (aka Ugni Blanc). Wanting to preserve this land that has had vines on it since Roman times, he purchaced it with the help of a vine nursery. Now being run by his children Cristiana and Antonio, Tiberio wants to carry this site's long legacy forward by focusing on native varietals and practicing sustainable agriculture.

This wine is made from 100% of the aforementioned Trebbiano Abruzzese, specifically the oldest vines on the property at 94 years of age. The grapes themselves are grown on soils that are a limestone and marl/clay mix. After pressing the grapes the free run juice is fremented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with natural yeast and no malolactic. Ageing takes place purely in bottle for a few years before release.

This powerful yet finessed wine has notes of apricot, green apple, tangerine, lemon and jasmine.