Between the Adriatic Sea and the Gran Sasso, an amphitheater of land tells our story.
We are in the land of the Vestini, in Abruzzo, where the hills gently slope down toward the coast and, on the clearest days, the silhouette of the Gran Sasso traces the famous profile of the Sleeping Beauty on the horizon.
The salty sea breeze and the crisp morning air give back the very sense of life. Protected by the Gran Sasso — a father, great and stern, yet always loving toward us and our land.
It is a scene that changes every day and with every season, but our grandparents have always celebrated it.
A character born of the land
The Marramiero vineyards are spread across two distinct winegrowing environments. In Rosciano, the estates occupy the hills of the Pescara area between 200 and 300 meters, open toward the Adriatic and facing the Gran Sasso. The soils alternate between clay, silt, and sand: the clay components retain water longer, while the lighter ones favor drainage. This variability influences the vines’ vigor and the timing of ripening.
The sea does not imprint the wine with a precise aroma, but it moderates temperature extremes and contributes to ventilation. Altitude alone is not enough to explain the freshness either: what matters is the interplay between exposure, water availability, and temperature. For Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a late-ripening variety, a complete ripening process allows for red wines with mature tannins.
In white wines, such as Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Passerina, and Pecorino, the timing of the harvest becomes decisive for preserving acidity and aromatic precision. Good freshness is also essential for the Marramiero Metodo Classico, as it supports the second fermentation and the subsequent aging on the lees.
Montepulciano reveals a different face in the new Colle Sant’Andrea, a Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo conceived as a red to be served chilled. The cooler serving temperature enhances its fruit and drinkability, without erasing the substance and character of the variety.
The sea does not imprint the wine with a precise aroma, but it moderates temperature extremes and contributes to ventilation. Altitude alone is not enough to explain the freshness either: what matters is the interplay between exposure, water availability, and temperature. For Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a late-ripening variety, a complete ripening process allows for red wines with mature tannins.
In white wines, such as Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Passerina, and Pecorino, the timing of the harvest becomes decisive for preserving acidity and aromatic precision. Good freshness is also essential for the Marramiero Metodo Classico, as it supports the second fermentation and the subsequent aging on the lees.
Montepulciano reveals a different face in the new Colle Sant’Andrea, a Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo conceived as a red to be served chilled. The cooler serving temperature enhances its fruit and drinkability, without erasing the substance and character of the variety.
Toward Ofena, on the slopes of the Gran Sasso, the landscape changes. The basin is known as the “Oven of Abruzzo” for its warm, bright days followed by cooler nights. In the Tenuta Amarello, the calcareous-clay soils and the slope help contain the vigor of the Pinot Nero, favoring gradual ripening and finer tannins.
For us, terroir is not a formula, but a set of decisions that change according to the vineyard and the vintage. It is from this capacity to observe and adapt that quality wines are born, recognizable and true to the place they come from.
The Sleeping Beauty of Abruzzo
At sunset, looking at the Gran Sasso from Rosciano, the profile of the mountains changes shape. Corno Grande traces the face, while Monte Camicia completes the figure of a reclining woman: this is the Sleeping Beauty of Abruzzo.
Tradition tells that Maja arrived in Ortona from Phrygia with her gravely wounded son Ermes. She carried him up the Gran Sasso and set out to find an herb that could save him, but snow covered everything. When she returned to the shelter, it was already too late. Ermes died, and his body became the “Sleeping Giant.” Maja wandered the mountains for a long time, until grief overcame her. She was buried on the massif facing it, which would come to bear her name: Maiella.
This land is best understood by traveling through it.
We look forward to welcoming you to the winery in Rosciano, to see the vineyards, soils, and exposures firsthand — and then to find in the glass the result of a place, a vintage, and the work of those who have known them for generations.