| Producer | Praesidium |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Varietal | Trebbiano |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1132371 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tasting Notes: The Praesidium Bianco Terre Aquilane Luci (short for Lucia), is made with 100% Trebbiano Abruzzese, perhaps the highest-quality biotype of the many Trebbianos found throughout Italy. It comes from a small parcel called Vigna La Monacesca, planted in 2013, with a northeast exposure. Unfined and unfiltered, this is a deep, textural wine that speaks of a long growing season and mountain sun.
Estate History: Praesidium is a 7-hectare estate in the Peligna Valley, the genetic birthplace of the Montepulciano grape. Enzo Pasquale, his wife Lucia, and their kids, Antonia and Ottaviano, are the last winegrowers of the village of Prezza. The village itself sits on a rocky outcropping that has a near-360° view of the surroundings. It makes sense, then, that the name Prezza comes from the Latin verb praeesse (to preside), and that the village was the “Praesidium” (defense garrison) of the Peligni tribe, an Italic people who eventually acquiesced to Rome. The Pasquales are a lovely close-knit family, quietly doing things their way without compromise, Organic and old-school, since 1988.
