2023 Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Pecorino 'Quarmari', Abruzzo, Italy Gen del Alma It manages to be both

It manages to be both exotic and wildly singular while still coming across as very complete

Delicately threading the needle eye between brightness and darkness

The number of the bottle and the total number of bottles are hand written on labels made from handmade paper

The wine was dry about 9 days after the last addition of fruit and was macerated for additional time with cappello sommerso

200L foudre

2023 Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Pecorino 'Quarmari', Abruzzo, Italy Gen del Alma It manages to be bothTiberios Quarmar is a singular expression of Pecorino, sourced from a tiny 2. 5 acre plot on the estate. This is Pecorino in its most layered, mineral driven formgrown in limestone and marly clay over sandstone, fermented with indigenous yeasts, and aged 18 months in tank and bottle before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Its rich yet electric, with ripe apricot, kiwi, lemon oil, and sweet spice, balanced by a salty, beeswax inflected depth.