Tiberio
Pecorino Colline Pescaresi IGP – 2025
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 1150 feet/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.
Over a decade ago, Cristiana and Antonio, daughter and son of Riccardo, took over reins of Tiberio. Cristiana, a chemistry specialist who also teaches college sommelier and enology classes, handles winemaking and is the global brand ambassador. Antonio leads grapegrowing and viticulture. The dynamic team have established Tiberio, and Abruzzo, in the forefront of leading-edge wine making and renown in this central part of Italy. Today, Tiberio farms 74 acres/30 hectares of vines.
Reviews
93 Points
The 2025 Pecorino Colline Pescaresi displays crushed wild flowers, lime zest, wet stones, sweet smoke and nectarines. A pleasant upfront sweetness is quickly offset by wild citrus and mineral tones. Candied lime resonates toward the close. This is wonderfully fresh and perfumed as a lemon pith concentration puckers the cheeks. 2026 – 2032
The Tiberio vineyards look fantastic after the struggles of the 2024 vintage. While several vines did not recover, most of the ancient Trebbiano Abruzzese and Montepulciano vines are thriving thanks to a balanced and slightly rainy 2026 season. Spirits are high. On this trip, I toured all of the parcels planted with massal selections, as well as a new parcel planted entirely to trees. The idea behind this is to create a forest that will bring balance to the vineyards.
Vinous, June, 2026
95 Points
Another exceptional pecorino in this vintage: fresh yet layered, mouth-filling yet vibrant, light on its feet but with plenty of size. I loved the white opeach, sage and rosemary nuances, plus the canned peach and fresh lime notes that really extend all the other herbal and fruit flavours on the long finish. Almost chewy in its outrageous size, this is also one of the best entry-level Pecorino wines from Tiberio in some time. Now if we can just get her to make some more of that outstanding super-top Quarmari Pecorino more often… 2025 – 2035
Ian D'Agata Wine Review, June, 2026