Pecorino 'Don Carlino' De Fermo 2025
AmbachtelijkDe "Don Carlino" van De Fermo is een Pecorino in zijn puurheid, geproduceerd in Loreto Aprutino volgens het ambachtelijke en biodynamische geloof van Stefano. Een elektrische, verticale en viscerale witte wijn, gerijpt in betonnen tanks en houten vaten, die in de verte uitkijkt op de Adriatische Zee, met zowel in de neus als op de smaak minerale en ziltige aroma's, samengevoegd met geuren van aromatische kruiden en rijpe fruitvlees.
The Pecorino Don Carlino by De Fermo is a wine that amazes with its expressive mode, both energetic and rich in details and nuances. Minerality, a term so often used and abused in the wine world that, as an obvious counter effect, has been emptied of its meaning, losing effectiveness. A term, however, that is impossible not to associate with the Pecorino of De Fermo, a blend of mineral and saline puffs, truly engaging. One of the main Abruzzese grape varieties, cultivated without any shortcuts or chemicals in an elected terroir like that of Loreto Aprutino. Then the sensitivity of Stefano and his wife Eloisa, who try to intervene as little as possible during the winemaking process. Purity and rigor.
The white Don Carlino is obtained from pure grapes of the same name coming from vineyards located in Loreto Aprutino that rest on clayey limestone soils at 290 meters of altitude. In the vineyard, as already mentioned, only a little copper and sulfur are used, and in the cellar, the same belief is followed, so that, after manual harvesting with bunch selection and crushing, the alcoholic fermentation occurs spontaneously in cement tanks. Finally, it ages for 9-12 months in various containers including cement tanks, tonneau, and large barrels.
The wine Don Carlino fills the glass with its intense and lively straw-yellow color. An emblematic nose that unfolds in succession bursts of lime, yellow-fleshed fruit, as well as a constant sulfur note, intriguing and typical of the combination between the Pecorino and one of the most suited areas for its cultivation. The sip is dynamic, straight, and salty, refreshing for the purity of the mineral contribution. A tasting made of clarity and cohesion, which leaves a mark for its vibrancy and tension. A little gem.