Located in the hills just east of the coastal city of Pedaso in the region of Le Marche is Azienda Agricola Castello Fageto ( www.castellofageto.it). Here the third and fourth wine-making generations of the Di Ruscio family grow their grapes and make their wines in hills overlooking the Adriatic. Under the direction of winemaker and owner Claudio De Ruscio and assisted by sons Angello and Michele, the family produces 100,000 bottles a year of both red and white wine from its 40 hectares of organic vineyards.
Led once again by our host at the excellent B&B Vento di Rose, Emidio Di Ruscio (a cousin of the owners but not connected with the winery), we visited Castello Fageto late one spring afternoon. Our hosts for the tour and tasting were brothers Angello and Michele, who drove us from the current winery headquarters to the original winery and vineyard in a most picturesque hillside location overlooking the beautiful Adriatic. There we set about tasting some of the products of Castello Fageto, with the Angello and Michele providing the history of the wines.
The first wine tasted was a 2010 DOC Fenésia Offida Pecorino, a 12-percent alcohol wine made from 100 percent Pecorino grapes. This hand-picked wine is fermented in stainless steel temperature-controlled tanks at temperatures not exceeding 18° C until fermentation is completed. After clarification and aging for one year in stainless steel, it is further aged for two months in the bottles. The Pecorino was pale yellow in color and had a fruity nose. It had a pleasant taste and smooth finish. I rated this wine an 88.
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