Tasting notes: Pecorino Colline Pescaresi
Pecorino Colline Pescaresi has vibrant aromas of stone fruit with citrus and grapefruit notes. Therefore the palate is crisp and zesty with layers of fresh peachy, tropical fruit characters. Lively and approachable, with texture and minerality giving depth, and backed by lively acidity.
Food Pairing:
Great with a whole roasted turbot, should you ever come across one! Else serve with sea bass. And if you have chance, try with Pecorino chesse!
Producer/Region:
Surrounding the winery, the south-facing slopes of clay-chalk soils, at around 250m altitude. As a result the winery is ideal for the cultivation of Montepulciano, with Pecorino grown on the lower slopes. The cellar was completed in 2004 – carved into the hillside. Rocco’s son, Franco Pasetti, is also a winemaker and now works alongside him at the estate.
The Contesa wines are impeccably-made expressions of Abruzzo’s local grapes – modern and easy to drink, yet wines of real substance.
A Note on Sustainability
Rocco Pasetti’s superbly sited, 50 hectare, estate lies in the heart of the Collecorvino district in the hills northwest of Pescara, recognised as one of the best vineyard zones in Abruzzo. Surrounding the winery, the south-facing slopes of clay-chalk soils, at around 250m altitude, are ideal for the cultivation of Montepulciano, with Pecorino grown on the lower slopes. The cellar was completed in 2004 – carved into the hillside. Rocco’s son, is also a winemaker and now works alongside him at the estate. The Contesa wines are impeccably-made expressions of Abruzzo’s local grapes. Modern and easy to drink, yet wines of real substance, Is committed to its sustainability programme and practices an integrated crop management system that is certified under the EU-recognised Sistema Di Qualità Nazionale Di Produzione Integrata (SQNPI) scheme. The Pasetti family is considering a move towards full organic certification.
Meet the producer: https://contesa.it/
