Mormaj, Colline Pescaresi Trebbiano 2022 (12.0% ABV)

Location: The vineyards are located in the hills between Mount Morrone and Majella, near the town of Tocco da Casauria, in the Pescara region of Abruzzo, Italy.

Grapes: 100 % Trebbiano, planted in 2017.

Vineyard: Vines are planted on calcareous clay soils, elevation is 320 meters above sea level and exposure is North-East. The climate is Moderate Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cold winters, with most precipitation occurring during the winter and early spring. Nearby mountain ranges and proximity to the Adriatic Sea both serve as a tempering influence on the climate. Vines are trained in Double Guyot, the number of plants per hectare is 3500 and annual production is 80 quintals/ha. Certified organic agriculture.

Cellar: Manual harvest of whole bunches in September. Grapes were crushed, destemmed and loaded into stainless steel tanks. Fermentation was spontaneous with indigenous yeasts and 3 days of maceration on the skins. No temperature control or fining. Wines were aged for 6 months in tulip shaped concrete tank and an additional 3 months in bottle. Small amounts of sulfites added and light filtration (10 micron) at bottling. Total bottles produced: 2500 Total sulfites: 20 mg/l

Notes: The Apennine Wolf, a subspecies of the European gray wolf, was hunted almost to extinction until the late 1960’s when there were only 70-100 individuals left. In 1971 the conservation movement achieved legal protection for the wolf and slowly, over the next 40 years the population has grown to about 500-800 individuals distributed along the Apennines. Today 7-8 packs can be found living in the Abruzzo National Park. The park is the oldest in the Apennine Mountains, and the second oldest in Italy, and plays an important role in the preservation of species such as the Apennine wolf, the Abruzzo chamois (goat-antelope) and the Marsican brown bear. The wolf appears on the label above (and the bear on their Cerasuolo) to highlight the property's proximity to the National Park.