2023 Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Pecorino 'Quarmari', Abruzzo, Italy Gen del Alma Delicately threading the needle eye

Delicately threading the needle eye between brightness and darkness

Appearance of sediment does not mean that the wine is spoiled or its quality is reduced

The wine was bottled without fining or filtration and just a small 50ppm sulfur addition

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

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

2023 Azienda Vitivinicola Tiberio Pecorino 'Quarmari', Abruzzo, Italy Gen del Alma Delicately threading the needle eyeTiberios 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.