COLLEFRISIO Pecorino Terre di Chieti IGT

Tasting Notes

Pale yellow color, aromas of flowers, white peppercorn, white peach, lemon and clementine. Good acidity, round, thick mouthfeel. Flavors of white peach, lemon, flowers and clementine. Long finish.

Pecorino IGT   /peck oh REE noh/

Pecorino is a very old indigenous Italian varietal currently making a comeback, appreciated for its ability to thrive at higher altitudes and for its great structure. There’s high acidity, plus the alcohol, that allows it to gain complexity over time. Like a red wine dressed up as a white. It is an early ripening variety that tends to naturally produce low yields. Peco means sheep in Italian, and may have been so named because grazing sheep liked to snack on these sweet berries. IGT stands for Indicazione Geografica Tipica, the third of four classifications recognized by Italy. Roughly equivalent of the French designation of Vin de pays.