2023 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Fonte Canale

The 2023 Bianco Fonte Canale, still a year away from release, is a model of grace and understated power. This is youthfully coy at first, requiring coaxing to release its perfumed bouquet of white smoke, flint stone, wild flowers and raw almonds. The 2023 sweeps across the palate with a cool-toned personality and an inner floral resonance, with intense notes of nectarine and papaya. This finishes crystalline and gently tannic in feel, with salty mineral tones lingering long. The depth of concentration here finds balance by way of tantalizing acidity. This is one of the most complex interpretations of Fonte Canale I've tasted. It may be a masterpiece in the making. Of note, as of 2023, the Fonte Canale will no longer be classified as Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, but instead as an IGT.