Tiberio 2016 CERASUOLO D'ABRUZZO REGION: ITALY - ABRUZZO

GRAPES / SOILS

Cerasuolo Montepulciano 52 years limestone 4 ha d’Abruzzo massal average in selection 2015

THE WINE

Vineyard Profile Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Tiberio is made entirely from indigenous Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes, original and old clones in order to guarantee the identity and the traditional flavors of Cerasuolo wine. No press juice is used, just free run juice. Total Area Undervine: 4Ha Altitude: 350 meters, 1200 feet Soil Composition: Limestone TIBERIO Vine Training System: Canopy Density: 2500 vines/Ha The story of Azienda Agricola Tiberio rings Average Vine Age: 52 more like a new world tale than one from Yield: 50Hl the old world of the ancient lands Harvest Notes beneath the Majella and Gran Sasso Hand harvested in the end of September Vinification: Cold maceration with skins, no press just free run juice. mountains in Abruzzo. At 350 meters, Alcoholic Fermentation: In stainless steel tanks. twenty three miles inland from the Malolactic Fermentation: Not done. Aging: In bottle. seaside city of Pescara near the hillside town of Cugnoli, Riccardo Tiberio found Winemaker's Notes Bright pinkish-red color. Fresh, pure aromas and flavors of red cherry, raspberry and orange an old plot of Trebbiano Abruzzese vines peel. Very juicy with outstanding definition, lovely acid-fruit balance, crisp, clean, floral finish roughly 50 years old so impressive that he with sneaky concentration. decided to change his and his family’s Technical Information destiny. Alcohol: 13.5% pH level: 3.2 Residual sugar: 0.6 g/L Acidity: 7.39 g/L Dry extract: 25.2 g/L · Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is a proper Denomination and Appellation, not a rosè of some other wine or appellation. Created in October 2010, the title covers the cherry-red, brightly flavored wines formerly labeled as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cerasuolo. Most other rosès and rosati are made within an appellation as an addition to the other (classic) wines of the region. (Tavel is another exception. All Tavel is Rosè.) · Cerasuolo sees skin contact before starting fermentation (but fermentation with no skins). It’s a specific wine made with 100% Montepulciano grapes. Typically, rosé wines have no additional skin contact after crushing. · Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo must have specific characteristic of density (usually deeper than a rosé) and specific color intensity (deeper than rosé), with specific flavors of red fruits and light tannins in the palate. · In Abruzzo, many wineries produce a rosato outside the Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo appellation, that is lighter than Cerasuolo, made with 100% Montepulciano grapes. · Rosé wine in Italy can be made with many different red grapes (Italian native grapes, but international variety, too) having fermentation with no skins and different characteristics of color, flavors and taste.

GENERAL INFO

Country Italy

Region Abruzzo

Appellation(s) Abruzzo

Proprietors Riccardo, Cristiana, Antonio Tiberio (father, daughter, son)

Founded 2000

Winemaker Cristiana Tiberio

Annual Production 8,300 9L cases

Farming (Sustainable, organic, Sustainable biodynamic)