Tiberio - Trebbiano d'Abruzzo "Fonte Canale" 2022 (750ml)
Tiberio Description
The story of Azienda Agricola Tiberio rings more like a new world tale than one from the old world of the ancient lands beneath the Majella and Gran Sasso mountains in Abruzzo. At 350 meters, 23 miles inland from the seaside city of Pescara near the hillside town of Cugnoli, Riccardo Tiberio found an old plot of Trebbiano Abruzzese vines roughly 60 years old so impressive that he decided to change his and his family’s destiny. He knew that Trebbiano Abruzzese vines were a rarity and not at all to be confused with Trebbiano Toscano and other similar looking but altogether different varieties that had been mistakenly planted instead. As the export manager for a well-known cantina in the region, Riccardo knew exactly what Abruzzo grapes could offer and what the modern world expected.
He made the plunge in 2000, purchasing the 8-hectare (19.77 acres) old vine plot of Trebbiano Abruzzese with 31 hectares (76.60 acres) of land suitable for his single estate wines. When Tiberio released its first vintage in 2004 the wine cognoscenti took notice of Tiberio’s mineral whites and fruit forward reds.
100% massal selection Trebbiano d’Abruzzese from the clone that is original to property
Tasting Note: Straw yellow with green glints. Brilliant and mineral with green apple, apricot, lemon peel and tangerine notes, complemented by hints of white flowers and anise. Vibrant, precise and chrystalline. A lemony laser beam of acidity surrounded by the rich and tactile palate. Finishes long with a flinty yet creamy texture and finely integrated minerality.
Vinous: 94-96 Points
Straw yellow with green glints. Brilliant and mineral with green apple, apricot, lemon peel and tangerine notes, complemented by hints of white flowers and anise. Vibrant, precise and chrystalline. A lemony laser beam of acidity surrounded by the rich and tactile palate. Finishes long with a flinty yet creamy texture and finely integrated minerality.
