2024 Praesidium Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore

The 2024 Praesidium Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore (DOC) is a monumental, fiercely soulful, and authoritatively structured masterpiece that reminds us why the Peligna Valley produces the most serious, age-worthy expressions of this traditional style. The Pasquale family crafts this deeply tinted icon from 100% Montepulciano grapes grown in their certified organic, high-altitude estate vineyards in Prezza. Perched nearly 400 meters above sea level in a rugged, interior Apennine enclave, the vines grapple with a highly stony matrix of calcareous clay. This isolated, wind-swept macroclimate experiences dramatic mountain diurnal shifts, which lock in a shimmering, vibrant acid spine during the luminous 2024 vintage while maintaining a shockingly dense phenolic extract.