- Region
- Abruzzo
- Producer
- Emidio Pepe
- Vintage
- 2003
- Grape varieties
- 100% Montepulciano
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 93 points Wine Spectator
- 92 points Vinous
- 94 points Robert Parker
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Classification
- DOC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
- Rare bottle
- Net item
Manual work is the foundation of everything that happens in the vineyard and at the winery. The vines are tended and the fruit is picked by hand. Foot-treading is the preferred crush method, while the grapes are manually destemmed through a grating. The entire vinification and maturation process takes place in cement tanks that are glazed on the inside.
Helles Rubinrot, imposante Nase mit Aromen nach Leder und schwarzen Früchten. Im Gaumen eine aussergewöhnliche Balance von reifen Früchten. Im langen Abgang nochmals etwas Leder und balsamische Noten.chuss Teer informiert das lange Ende. Pepe-Fans werden das Jahr 2003 umdrehen, aber Leser, die Subtilität gegenüber Macht bevorzugen, werden dies für ein paar Jahre kellern wollen, damit ein Teil des Babyfetts dahinschmelzen kann. Voraussichtliche Fälligkeit 2013-2028." – 94+ Punkte, Wine Advocate
Sourced from two different vineyards in and around Torano Nuovo – a village with 1,500 inhabitants, situated between the Gran Sasso massif and the Adriatic Sea. Mainly trained using a pergola system known as 'tendone' in central Italy, the vines are influenced less by the soil (clay) and more by the dual effect of warming air that flows down from the mountains and in from the sea – a climatic factor also reflected in the wine itself.