Loreto Aprutino lies in the hills around Pescara, within an agricultural landscape characterised by a succession of vineyards, olive groves and hillsides overlooking the Adriatic Sea and the Apennines. The hills’ altitude, the well-ventilated exposures and the combined influence of sea breezes and mountain air currents favour the gradual ripening of the grapes, supported by significant daily temperature variations and generally moderate rainfall.
The soils vary in composition, featuring clayey and sandy matrices, as well as calcareous, silty and sandy components: a texture that helps to define wines characterised by structure, freshness and aromatic complexity. The flagship grape variety is Montepulciano, the basis for the reds and for Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, alongside Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Pecorino and Passerina, which produce fragrant, savoury and long-lived white wines.
Local tradition combines family-run operations, careful grape selection and contemporary practices aimed at enhancing the terroir. The vineyards feature a mix of the traditional Abruzzese pergola and espalier training systems, whilst in the cellar, stainless steel, concrete, wood and terracotta vats are used in turn, with skin maceration, ageing on the lees and longer maturation periods for the more structured wines. The region’s winemaking history is also linked to wine-producing families who have been active for generations, guardians of a deeply rooted rural culture.
