Feudo Antico, Altopiano Rosso, Biologico, Terre di Chieti IGT, Abruzzo, Italy, 2022

Producer Profile

Feudo Antico was created on a small plot of land in the heart of Abruzzo. It is in Italy's smallest DOP and the first designation of its kind in Abruzzo.

Starting from the 2013 vintage, all wines are Magis certified, the most advanced project for the sustainability of wine production in Italy. Currently their 15 hectares are cultivated using native varieties producing limited yields to ensure quality is retained. Clearly they highly value the land they work and this attitude is continued in the winery where the fruit and wine come into contact with no wood whatsoever, only concrete and glass. This guarantees the purity of the fruit, and its flavours, are conveyed from the vineyard direct to the glass.

Viticulture

Altopiano is a “flat territory, plateau” placed at an important altitude next to the Mountains. The Altopiano vineyard is located between two mountains: Maiella and Gran Sasso and are subjects of breezes coming from Adriatic sea that moderate the climate.

Winemaking

Only organic or low environmental impact winemaking techniques are used and wines are matured in glass-concrete containers and bottled in the cellar, with the exception of Reserve wines, to ensure thermal stability without resorting to refrigeration, and to allow the wine to express its natural qualities without coming into contact with wood. Only wild fermentation is used for the organic wines with minimal processing and no filtering. Grape crushing, soft pressing of the crushed grapes and fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks.

Tasting Note

Ruby red with purple notes. Red berry fruits, wild cherries and violet this is also delicate and spicy. Full bodied, well structured with soft and well balanced tannins.

Food Matching

Versatile enough for both red and white meats.