The Marina Cvetic 2019 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Riserva shows a luminous, honey-like color with rich aromas of poached pear and Golden Delicious apple. Those orchard fruit aromas are especially typical of Trebbiano, but of course this more sophisticated wine benefits from oak spice and barrel aging to offer more complexity and greater fruit weight. Indeed, this is a medium-weight white wine with the structure and staying power to pair with spicy foods or even a more robust white meat dish.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 93 RP
A mosaic of grapey fruit, gooseberries, green cardamom and river stones on the nose, following through to a medium-bodied palate with plenty of fruit, herb and mineral aromas to keep the interest up through the long finish. More restrained on the palate than usual this year, but very good. Drink now.
James Suckling | 92 JS
Coiled aromas of seared lemon, Canary melon and almond skin give this oak-aged white a lot of lift. It’s richly textured on the palate yet impeccably balanced by driven acidity. There’s depth to the citrus and melon flavors, which makes this a compelling Trebbiano to sit on in the near term.
Wine Enthusiast | 92 WE
The 2019 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Riserva is a fruit-forward and extroverted expression with notes of baked apple, dried nectarines, almond paste and honied florals. This is silky and enveloping, balanced by stimulating acidity with a savory, almost-salty mix of mineral-tinged orchard fruits and hints of ginger. There’s the slightest hint of perceptible heat to contend with here, yet it doesn’t get in the way, as a twang of zesty citrus reverberates through the long and structured finale. A full minute goes by as you notice a note of roasted hazelnut continues to linger. There’s so much pleasure to be found here already that it’s hard to imagine cellaring the 2019, yet a few years are sure to bring even further depths.
Vinous Media | 91 VM
