Ciavolich, Pecorino, Fosso Cancelli, 2022

Est. delivery in late summer, 2026 Pecorino is one of central Italy's great white grape recoveries, rescued from near-extinction in the Apennine foothills and now making some of Abruzzo's most characterful whites. Ciavolich's Fosso Cancelli bottling is a fine example of what the variety does best: taut, mineral-driven, with a citrus and stone-fruit freshness that feels both Alpine and Mediterranean at once. There's real personality here, and none of the flabby fruit-salad character that can plague lesser versions. Superb with shellfish, fried fish, or simply a good piece of aged Pecorino cheese - the sheep's cheese that, legend has it, gave the grape its name.