Ciavolich, Cococciola, Colline Pescaresi 2024
Ciavolich, Cococciola, Colline Pescaresi 2024 is a dry, light-bodied white from Cococciola (Abruzzo, Italy), in the crisp, dry whites style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is none. Good with white fish, shellfish, oysters, salad.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-Naia, Rueda 2025 Bodegas Naia · Rueda | £14.69 | |||
| Château Clinet, Ronan By Clinet Bordeaux Blanc 2024 Château Clinet · Bordeaux | £14.60 | |||
| Chateau Les Tuileries Cuvee Tradition Blanc 2023 Chateau la Tuilerie du Puy · Bordeaux | £14.50 | |||
| Castellari Bergaglio Rolona Gavi di Gavi 2024 Castellari Bergaglio · Piedmont | £14.45 |
Ciavolich is one of Abruzzo's great standard-bearers, a family estate with roots going back to 1853 and a modern winemaking approach that takes the region's indigenous grapes seriously. This Cococciola — a variety so obscure it barely registers outside the Pescara hills — is exactly the kind of wine that makes us love what Ciavolich does. Grown on the Colline Pescaresi, the gentle hills inland from the Adriatic, it's a white of real freshness and personality: bright, saline, aromatic, and utterly food-friendly. We find the 2024 vintage expressive and immediate, with white peach, wild fennel, and a briny mineral edge that speaks of the proximity to the sea. Chill it down, open a bag of clams, and get on with it.