About This Experience

Fifty hectares of vines in the hills of Loreto Aprutino, twenty-five kilometres from the sea: the Marchesi De Cordano winery occupies one of Abruzzo's most favourable growing positions, and this walking visit puts you among the rows to see its modern production philosophy at work, tasting included. The geography is the estate's founding argument. The hills of Pescara province around Loreto Aprutino catch the balance Abruzzo's best wines depend on, altitude and sea influence in negotiation, and the tour begins where that balance lives: walking through the vineyards themselves, with the modern philosophy of the house explained against the backdrop of the vines it governs. Loreto Aprutino adds its own weight: one of the province's most storied hill towns, olive-oil country of long reputation, with the estate's contrada carrying its name. This is deep Abruzzo, agricultural, unhurried and generous, and the winery visit doubles as an introduction to its landscape. The tasting grounds the philosophy in the glass: the estate's wines, built on the region's native varieties, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo foremost, presented with the directness of a producer pouring on home soil. Modern methods, traditional grapes and fifty hectares of raw material make for a confident line-up. At around thirty-five dollars, the visit is a small price for a genuine estate experience, and its position makes it a natural stop on any route between Pescara and the Gran Sasso foothills. Meeting point is the cantina itself in Contrada Cordano. Wine Trails handles booking online with instant confirmation, direct with the winery and untouched by middleman pricing. It is also the right first stop for travellers new to Abruzzo's wines: the estate's range reads as a well-organized introduction, and the hosts calibrate the telling to your curiosity, novice or collector alike. From here, the province's other cellars, and its olive mills, fan out within easy driving distance. Abruzzo's quiet advantage has always been substance over spectacle: serious vineyards, honest prices and wines that outperform their fame. Marchesi De Cordano condenses the case into an afternoon, fifty hectares, one philosophy and a tasting that sends you back down the hill convinced.

Meeting Point

C.da Cordano , Loreto Aprutino, 65014, IT

Cantina Marchesi de Cordano

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Cancellation Policy

90% charge within 23 hours.