Tiberio
Family-Run Precision: Led by siblings Cristiana and Antonio Tiberio, the estate combines scientific insight and soulful farming to redefine Abruzzo’s native grapes.
Mountain-Influenced Terroir: Set in Cugnoli, between the Apennines and Adriatic, the vineyards benefit from cool nights, limestone-rich soils, and organic farming.
Elegant, Site-Driven Wines: From benchmark Trebbiano d’Abruzzo and vibrant Pecorino to structured Cerasuolo and age-worthy Montepulciano, purity is key.
Flagship and Rare Bottlings: Wines like Fonte Canale, Quarmari, Archivio, and Colle Vota highlight the estate’s obsession with place, detail, and heritage.
Tiberio – Precision and Purity from the Hills of Abruzzo
In the rugged, windswept hills of Cugnoli, in northern Abruzzo, the Tiberio family is quietly reshaping the narrative of their region. Set at 350 meters above sea level, just inland from the Adriatic coast and backed by the Majella mountains, the estate produces wines that are crystalline, mineral, and full of quiet power, pure expressions of Abruzzo’s native grapes made with precision and soul.
The story began in the early 2000s, when Riccardo Tiberio, a respected sommelier and wine buyer, discovered a rare, old vineyard planted with Trebbiano Abruzzese, a noble but nearly forgotten white grape often confused with its inferior cousins. Recognizing the site’s potential, he purchased the property and began building a focused, terroir-driven winery rooted in the best of Abruzzo’s native varieties and unique microclimate.
Today, the estate is led by Riccardo’s children, Cristiana and Antonio Tiberio, who have taken the wines to new heights. Cristiana, a trained chemist with a deep understanding of vine genetics and soil science, leads the winemaking with clarity and restraint, while Antonio tends the vineyards with precision and care. Together, they have made Tiberio a reference-point for authentic, age-worthy wines from Abruzzo.
The estate is farmed organically and with exacting attention to detail, each parcel studied, each vine matched to its soil and rootstock. Cool nights, Adriatic breezes, and limestone-clay soils create ideal conditions for wines of freshness and tension. Fermentations are spontaneous, aging is in stainless steel or neutral vessels, and oak is avoided to keep the wines honest and site-driven.
Tiberio’s reputation was built on their Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, a wine that shatters expectations with its finesse, structure, and ability to age. Their old-vine Fonte Canale bottling, produced only in exceptional vintages from a single, high-altitude parcel, is one of Italy’s great white wines: complex, saline, and built for the cellar. The estate’s Pecorino is equally compelling, vibrant, floral, and textured, while the small-production Quarmari, from a special high-altitude Pecorino site, adds even more tension and mineral drive.
Tiberio’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, a rosato made from Montepulciano, is structured and vivid, bridging red and rosé with remarkable precision. Their Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is balanced and savory, while two special bottlings, Colle Vota, from the estate’s highest Montepulciano vineyard, and Archivio, a selection from old-vine Montepulciano clones, show the grape’s full potential for complexity, longevity, and elegance.
With humility, vision, and a scientific yet soulful approach, the Tiberio family continues to elevate the potential of Abruzzo’s historic varieties. Their wines are not just beautiful, they are thoughtful, quietly thrilling, and a benchmark for what this land can truly express.