Tiberio
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo – 2019
Region: Italy - Abruzzo
Tiberio
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, twenty three 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 50 years old so impressive that he decided to change his and his family’s destiny.
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Tiberio is made from only the indigenous, massal selection Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes that were found on the property, carefully nurtured and propagated to preserve the traditional flavors of Cerasuolo
Fruit selected from one block of Montepulciano that is cooler than the remainder of the Montepulciano hectares
- Total planted: 6 Ha
- Altitude: 380 meters
- Soils: limestone
- Exposure: South
- Vine training system: Guyot
- Planting density: 4000 vines/Ha
- Average vine age: 20 years
- Yield: 45 Hl
Harvest Notes
- Hand harvested last week of September
- Cold maceration with skins, no pressing
- Fermentation in stainless steel tanks
- No malolactic fermentation
Winemaker's Notes
Fresh aromas and flavors of red cherry and small red berries. Lovely acid-fruit balance with a bright, crisp, clean, floral finish.
Pair with pizza, pasta, fish dishes with sauce, cheeses, meats.
Wine Summary
100% massal selection Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes; alcohol: 14%; limestone soils; altitude: 380 meters; South exposure; average vine age: 20 years; hand harvested last week of September; cold maceration with skins; no pressing; fermentation in stainless steel; no malolactic fermentation.
Technical Information
- 100% massal selection Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes
- Alcohol: 14%
Reviews
92 Points
The 2019 Tiberio Cerasuolo is wonderfully fresh and perfumed, showing depths of smoky minerals on the nose, giving way to notes of ripe strawberry and wild flowers, with a hint of crushed limestone and chalk. On the palate, silky textural depths are offset by saline-minerality and brisk acids, as notes of cherry with a hint of orange citrus wash across the senses. The finish is long, with a twang of tart red berry and hints of wild herbs, almost salty, and begging me to take another sip. 2020 – 2024
Vinous, May, 2020
92 Points
#64 Top 100 Wines of 2020 – Wine Enthusiast
EDITORS’ CHOICE
This richly hued pink wine starts off with a nose of freshly pressed cherries and blackberries—stems and all. While the fruit is intense and concentrated, there are earthy base notes of herbs and bramble that tie it all together. It’s full, yet fresh on the palate, showing amazing purity to the berry-fruit flavors. Slicks of crushed stone and herbs keep this lifted and energized. It’s an excellent offering from an estate winery located in the Pescara province of Abruzzo. Drink now–2021.
https://www.winemag.com/toplists/100-best-wines-2020/
Wine Enthusiast, December, 2020
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, biodynamic) | Sustainable |
