Contesa Pecorino d’Abruzzo DOC

Refreshingly dry and moreish, with a floral bouquet and lovely depth on the pure, orchard-fruited palate, this is a top-class example of this fashionable variety.

If you went from Rome, on the Mediterranean side of Italy, directly east across the Appennine Mountains, to the Adriatic Coast you would find the province of Collecorvino nestled in the gentle hills 20km from the sea. This estate has been in the hands of the Pasetti family for over a century. Contesa has 30ha of vineyards and, while not organically classified, they shun the use of pesticides and grow the grapes as naturally as possible.