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2018 Faraone Collepietro Pecorino del Colli Aprutini, Abruzzo

( £18.50, 13.5%, Berry Brothers & Rudd )

It’s amazing how much flavour good winemakers can extract from white grapes without recourse to oak if the site is special and yields are kept low. This wonderful Pecorino (nothing to do with the cheese of the same name) from Federico Faraone’s Collepietro vineyard has lovely pear and apple flavours, racy acidity, some skin tannins from cryo-maceration and appealing texture from ageing on fermentation lees. Fresh, intense and full of character.

BuyDrinking window: 2020-23Similar Wines: £15-20, 90-94, Italy, White, Pecorino
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