Feudo Antico, Tribum Pecorino Terre Di Chieti IGP

PRODUCER PROFILE

Feudo Antico was created in Tullum on a small plot of land in the heart of Abruzzo – Italy’s smallest DOP and the first designation of its kind in the region.

Starting with the 2013 vintage, all wines are certified by Magis – the most advanced project for the sustainability of wine production in Italy. Currently, the 15ha are cultivated using only native varieties and with limited yields to ensure that quality is maintained. This approach is continued in the winery, where vinification includes no wood whatsoever and is restricted to amphora, concrete and glass, guaranteeing the purity of the fruit and its flavours.

VITICULTURE

In 2013, during the preparation of the soil for the first replanting of Pecorino, the ruins of a Roman villa rustica came to light. They have identified the land intended for vineyards by carefully considering its climatic location and the best production prospects combined with carefully selected grape varieties with a particular focus on Pecorina and Passerina as well as in Montepulciano vineyards in the Tullum area.

WINEMAKING

Destemming and crushing of the grapes, cryo-maceration and soft pressing of the crushed grapes, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

TASTING NOTE

Straw yellow with greenish highlights, citrus and tropical fruit such as peach as well as elegant floral notes. Full in the mouth, this is well structured and has plenty of length.

FOOD MATCHING

Seafood, shellfish, fried calamari, salads as well as cheeses.