Rabasco La Salita Bianco

Producing natural wine means working with absolute respect for the land, the vines and the natural cycles of the planet, avoiding the use of chemical products and technology that could damage both the vineyard and the winery. With that in mind, Vinatur was born. This association was set up to fight against the homogeneity caused by chemistry, technology and industrialisation, instead working to promote the individuality of wine and encouraging each of their winemaking members to do the same. Among their members is Iole Rabasco, a minimal intervention winemaker who is brightening up the IGT Abruzzo with the wonderful collection of natural wines she produces at her Società Agricola Rabasco estate in the village of Pianella, in the province of Pescara.

Her Rabasco La Salita Bianco wine is made from Trebbiano vineyards that enjoy a unique microclimate between the Adriatic Sea, 40 km away, and the Gran Sasso, a massif in the Apennine mountain range. These are old vines planted on steep slopes with calcareous clay soils and alluvial sediments with fossil remains. The vines are cultivated using organic agriculture and biodynamic treatments. The yields are limited and all the work is carried out by hand.  Once the grapes have been harvested by hand, they are fermented in the winery with native yeasts in open vats with no temperature control and skin-contact maceration. The wine is then aged for a few months in fibreglass. Finally, the wine is bottled without being clarified, filtered or adding sulphites.

Made following the methods used by farmers of previous generations, Rabasco La Salita Bianco reveals an expressive and typical profile of the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo grape. Typicity and freshness that make all the difference.