Pecorino 2025 Abruzzo Avalos Colline Pesconesi

Ilauri was founded in 2001 by the Di Tonno family, in a magnificent, unspoiled part of the Abruzzi and Pecorino was planted in 2004 as part of an estate experiment to study the ability of other varieties to adapt and express themselves.

The most important environmental characteristic of present day Abruzzi is its incredible biodiversity.

Filled with an impressive number of National Parks, the region borders the Apennine mountain range towards the West, the Maiella mountain range towards South, the Sibylline massif towards North and the Adriatic sea towards the East.

Their Pecorino is based on a rare white variety native to Les Marches that was almost extinct a decade ago and so called because the ripe bunches of grapes resemble the face of a woolly sheep or because the local Pecorino sheep nibbled the grapes.

This is a waxy, almond flavoured wine wrapped around a bright, mineral core with pear, apple and lime notes.