ABRUZZESE WINES – Among the Best in Italy and in the World
Which are the best Abruzzo wines? Important denominations and wines such as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo and Pecorino of course come into contention. Let’s briefly discover some of the characteristics of these wines:
1- Montepulciano d’Abruzzo:
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is certainly among the best Abruzzo wines. It is a DOC red wine produced with a Montepulciano base, particularly fruity, spicy and deep. Montepulciano is a native vine of central Italy which, together with Sangiovese, represents the cornerstone vine from which many of the best red wines of central Italy are born.
2- Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Certainly among the best Abruzzo wines is Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, a DOC white wine made up of Trebbiano. Together with Montepulciano, it represents the pivotal grape variety in Abruzzo winemaking. Trebbiano gives life to many immediate and simple white wines for daily consumption, but also to some of the most elegant, complex and long-lived wines, which makes it fully entitled to be among the best Italian white wines.
3- Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Among the best Abruzzo wines there is the Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo: a DOC rosé wine produced with a Montepulciano base. Cerasuolo gives life to fresh wines with a great mineral flavor, also characterized by seductive aromas of red fruits, such as raspberries, morello cherries and wild strawberries. Cerasuolo is considered one of the longest-lived rosé wines in the world.
4- Pecorino
Undoubtedly, one of the best Abruzzo wines is Pecorino: a DOC white wine made from the vine of the same name. Pecorino produces white wines with great body and flavor, embellished with aromatic citrus, vegetable and exotic fruit notes. Very versatile in terms of gastronomic combinations and appreciated in daily consumption, but with qualitative peaks of great interest.
TERROIR OF THE WINES OF ABRUZZO
The wines of Abruzzo owe their success to the savoir-faire of the cellars but also to the intrinsic enological vocation of the Abruzzo terroir: the climate is Mediterranean favored by the thermoregulatory function of the Adriatic Sea which mitigates the high daytime temperatures of summer, while the numerous Apennine mountain massifs protect the region from the cold currents of the North. Temperature variations given by the altitudes of the hills favor excellent ripeness, but also concentration and finesse of the aromas in the grapes.
The soil of Abruzzo is quite heterogeneous but can be divided into two main areas: the western and mountainous area where the soil of karst origin (limestone) is widespread, which gives life to more delicate and elegant wines, and the eastern and hilly parts, more rich in Pliocene clays and sandstones where the wines are deeper and more suited to aging.
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