LiCoste Pecorino from Domodimonti

Pecorino is one of my favorite wine to enjoy with food, or just as an aperitif wine. The wine grows on you, at first it may seem to impose with its presence, one may think this is too big of a wine, but as you sip it, you discover the subtle flavors and beauty of this  Pecorino by Domodimonti, truly of the best example of this varietal.

Appellation

Offida Pecorino, Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)

Grape varieties

Pecorino

Colour

Golden honey yellow

Bouquet

Elegant notes of lowers, hazelnut and mature fruits like bananas and peaches.

Taste

Pecorino is a dry and fragant wine with flavors of gooseberry, lychee and tangerine.

Food Pairing Example

LiCoste served between 10°/12° as an aperitif or with grilled fish drizzled with simple extra virgin olive oil.

Region

Marche – Montefiore dell’Aso (AP)

Nature of soil

Mainly clary

Altitude

200m. ASL

Vineyard exposure

Facing South

Area

1.3 Hectares

Harvest time

Early September

Planting density

4,000 vine stocks/hectare

Growing practice

Guyot

Yield/vine

2.5 kg/vine

Bottles produced

10,000

First vintage

2009