This Montepulciano 2010 from Emidio Pepe will only improve over the next 5 to 10 years.

2010: An exceptional vintage with a superb balance of acidity, fruit and tannin; full of spicy aromas of red berries, caraway seeds and a very long finish.

"Bright ruby. Precise, spicy aromas of ripe red berries, dark plum and violet accented by cumin and caraway seed. At once densely packed and broad but juicy and refined too, boasting terrific acid-fruit-tannin balance and penetrating red cherry, underbrush and sweet spice flavours. This lovely wine is suave and fine-grained and finishes very long. It would be prudent to decant this at least two-three hours ahead; one bottle I had was initially marred by almost unacceptable levels of funkiness, another was instead brilliantly pure and clean, so allowing this wine to breathe a little prior to serving is not a bad idea." Ian D'Agata Vinous.com June 2017

Terroir: Clay for 1.5m deep and then, limestone underneath. South-west facing vineyard

Age of vines: 48 years old

Vinification: Grapes are hand-harvested // destemmed by hand // maceration for 7/8 days // gentle tannin extraction with punch down only - no pump over // ageing for two years in cement tank // bottled for further ageing in the bottle // sulphur < 50mg/L. 

• Red
• Montepulciano
• Italy, Abruzzo
• Emidio Pepe
• Dry
• 14.00%
• Ready to Drink And Will Improve