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92pts Vinous Media
Drinking window: 2026 - 2031
The 2025 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is quite savory, with wild herbs, musky citrus and nuances of wet stone. The palate is streamlined and precise, with a contrast of ripe pit fruits and orchard fruits enhanced by a bitter tinge of lemon pith. It tapers off long and cleansing with a salty flourish and hints of tart lime.

Varietal: 100% Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Altitude: 350 meters a.s.l.
Soil Composition: Mainly limestone with gravel-sandy subsoil
Vine Age: 63 years average
Winemaking: No press, just free-run juice fermented in stainless steel tanks. NO MALO
100% massal selection Trebbiano d’Abruzzese grapes; moderate alcohol; limestone soils with gravel-sandy subsoils; altitude 350 meters; average vine age 63 years; hand harvested at end of September; free run juice only; fermented in stainless steel tanks; no malolactic fermentation.

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. As for the new releases, Tiberio’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is once again a standout in the category. I also tasted every vintage of the Colle Vota, from 2014 to the newly minted 2022. Its aging potential is commendable, and the 2014 is still fresh as a daisy. Tiberio plans to release mixed six-packs of this wine in the near future, with two bottles each of 2018, 2019 and 2021. The 2023 Bianco Fonte Canale, now in bottle, no longer bears the name Trebbiano d’Abruzzo. After years of research and genetic testing, Cristiana Tiberio no longer believes that the DOC accurately represents her wine. Whereas most Trebbiano d’Abruzzo is a blend of Trebbiano Toscano and other varieties, the Fonte Canale is genetically confirmed to be 100% varietal Trebbiano Abruzzese. The 2023 is one of the best renditions of Fonte Canale I’ve ever tasted.