This is a gorgeous wine that will undoubtedly evolve toward additional silkiness and finesse with more bottle age. This is one of the icon wines of Italy, and its reputation has been carefully built over generations. The 2018 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo plays its best cards in the mouth thanks to its seamless and fluid delivery. The wine is creamy and dense with peach cobbler and bakery aromas, yet it's fleeting and ethereal at the same time. There is a lot of movement and dimension to this vintage that saw a cool spring and a hot summer.

This is a hot-vintage expression of one of the greatest white wines made in Italy. The Valentini 2017 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is a bit more robust and opulent compared to 2018, and the big takeaway here is the extreme quality of the mouthfeel. The wine glides smoothly over the palate, imparting soft tones of orchard fruit, sweet nutmeg and saffron. I am reminded of the fragrant spices used in the Middle Ages or some of the exotic fragrances you might enjoy at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, with cumin and rose tea. Despite the scorching summer, the alcohol is recorded at a very respectable 12.5%.

A lovely, silky white, medium-bodied and fresh, with a skein of fragrant spice unraveling through finely knit flavors of steeped apricot, chamomile, almond skin and preserved lemon, revealing a sweet hint of wild strawberry. Mouthwatering and focused through to the creamy, graphite-laced finish. Drink now through 2025. 1,660 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Select to Add

Within the context of Valentini's past vintages, this wine is very unique. The 2014 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is definitely thinner and crisper with a more angular and linear overall presentation. The effect is glossy and polished. In appearance, the wine is both crystalline and bright. Those distinctive notes of lemon preserves, saffron and crushed stone appear in smooth succession, but the mouthfeel is definitely on the more spiny and thorny side of the spectrum. It's a more meager beast than its brethren, to be clear; however, we can expect this Trebbiano d'Abruzzo to take on more volume with extended bottle age.

The Valentini 2013 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is immediately crystalline and pure in appearance, although the wine's bouquet opens very slowly, keeping you in nail-biting suspense the entire time. Will it, or won't it? With an extra dose of patience and swirling, this beautiful Trebbiano d'Abruzzo opens a floodgate of aromas, spanning from dried nectarine and passion fruit to powdery ash and curry leaf. All at once, these aromas converge onto the senses with intensity and inebriating beauty. This vintage is radically different in terms of mouthfeel next to the 2014 edition. You are made instantly aware of the dense textural fiber of the wine that is stitched tightly together with a vein of crisp acidity. This bottle goes to the back of your cellar and expect it to get even better in time.