We started working with Nicola, Teresa and the team at this organic (since 1978) Abruzzan farm in 2020 just before all the nonsense kicked off. They were amazing in their trust and support for us, a new customer.

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Ever since, we have enjoyed their terrific wines and are now firm friends.

Met with them earlier this year and tasted a couple of things that we then subsequently ordered for the first time. And the stock is arriving this week.

As well as your usual favourites, we have a selection from the Nerubè range, a sizeable step up from the entry level.

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These are Montepulciano red with a bit extra fruit selection time, longer maceration and fermentation and more maturation. Good for a few years in the cellar but lovely right now.

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Also Nerubè Cerasuolo Rosé. I am still slightly surprised by how successful we’ve been with the base Cerasuolo; an unfashionably dark pink in a sea of Provence style wines. But you seem to love it and we regularly run out. To a lot of folk, the concept of a posh Rosé is difficult to grasp and that is exactly what the Nerubè is. But instead of going the Provence route of more finesse and elegance, Nicola has gone for power and weight, strength and forza. The result is very convincing.

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Finally we were impressed with his Pecorino Nerubè and have some of this too. Dry and very full-bodied, it’s a nice alternative to a white burgundy.

These are quite posh money but I believe them to be worth every penny. Oh and they come in beautiful wooden boxes too….

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