Italian whites are loved for their versatiliy and wonderfully fresh & crisp profile. Pecorino bring everything that we love about Italian whites, but definately ramps it up in terms of personality, there is loads going on in this little gem making it a great bang for your buck.
Expect ripe honeyed nose with aromas of white peach and citrus fruits, and gently nutty, savoury notes. The palate is full and textured with pronounced minerality and delicate ripe fruit flavours leading to a long, spicy finish.
The Details:
Grape: Pecorino
Country: Italy
Region: Abruzzo
Abv: 13%
Style: Juicy, crisp & quenching
The Producer:
Rocco Pasetti's superbly sited, 50 hectare, estate lies in the heart of the Collecorvino district in the hills northwest of Pescara, recognised as one of the best vineyard zones in Abruzzo.
Surrounding the winery, the south-facing slopes of clay-chalk soils, at around 250m altitude, are ideal for the cultivation of Montepulciano, with Pecorino grown on the lower slopes. The cellar was completed in 2004 - carved into the hillside. Rocco's son, Franco Pasetti, is also a winemaker and now works alongside him at the estate.
The Contesa wines are impeccably-made expressions of Abruzzo's local grapes - modern and easy to drink, yet wines of real substance. Abruzzo's Pecorino grape is one of Italy's fastest growing white varieties, and for good reason, it's down right delicious! The Contessa is a gorgeous introduction to this little gem from one of its leading proponents.
