Valentini

Loreto Aprutino royalty — uncompromising Trebbiano and Montepulciano built for decades

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Region: Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo — between the Apennines and the Adriatic
Style: Deep, structured, slow-release wines with huge ageing potential — never polished, never rushed
Grapes: Trebbiano d’Abruzzo + Montepulciano (plus rare Cerasuolo)
Farming: Traditional, obsessive selection; only a small part of the crop makes it into Valentini bottles
Cellar: Spontaneous ferments in cement, ageing in old large oak, minimal sulphur, unfined/unfiltered
Signature: Spontaneous ferments in cement, ageing in old large oak, minimal sulphur, unfined/unfiltered

 

“We work the land to help it breathe. I don’t make wine. The vineyard does.”

FRANCESCO VALENTINI
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    Valentini - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2015
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HOW THEY GOT HERE

Valentini is one of Abruzzo’s great reference points — an estate with deep roots in Loreto Aprutino, but shaped into legend by Edoardo Valentini, who focused intensely on bottled wine from the 1950s onward and became known for a stubborn, traditional, almost secretive approach.

Since Edoardo’s death in 2006, the estate has been carried forward by Francesco Paolo Valentini, keeping the same hard line: no shortcuts, no compromise, and no need to explain themselves to the market.

Where The Wine Is Born

Loreto Aprutino is a natural crossroads: mountain air from the Apennines meets Adriatic influence, creating long growing seasons, ventilation, and freshness even in warm years.

What matters here is not just climate — it’s the bigger landscape: Abruzzo’s wild land, biodiversity, and natural resilience are part of what makes these vineyards possible in the first place.

LORETO
ARPUTINO

How the wine feels

Serious White Wine

Trebbiano with structure, grip, and stamina.

Built on Restraint

No makeup, no smoothing — just the year, the place, the work.

Time-Released Energy

These wines don't perform young, they evolve.
Valentini - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2015
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Valentini - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2015

Valentini - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2015
€140,00 EUR
FOR THE NERDS

Valentini’s approach is famously strict: despite a large estate, only a tiny portion of the fruit is bottled under the Valentini name, and in difficult years the production can be drastically reduced.

In the vineyard, much of the philosophy is about healthy, complete grapes rather than “constructing” wine later. As Francesco Valentini explains:
“If I don’t construct the wine but instead try to find a grape that is healthy and harmonious, the wine will find its equilibrium in time.”

Winemaking stays equally traditional and stripped back: spontaneous fermentations, no recipe yeasts, and a non-showy élevage built on cement and old large oak rather than new wood influence.

The style is intentionally patient — wines are shaped by time, not by intervention, and released only when the estate considers them ready.

“It doesn’t feel like we keep having great vintages; it feels irresponsible just to look at our little zones.”