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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Will Hansen on 5/26/2023 & rated 92 points: Excellent wine. Very good balance, acidity and freshness , esp for a 15 year old wine. Delicious, refreshing and no flaws. But not really complex. My only question is whether it tasted like a $96 bottle. (863 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 4/2/2023 & rated 90 points: Dinner at Dear Margaret (Chicago, IL): A little stinky and bretty, but otherwise very much a clean version of this wine. I like the notes of red berries and hints of black stone fruit here. Slightly volatile (what Italian wine isn't?) but not overwhelmingly so. Surprisingly far more drinkable than most of the other bottles of Pepe I've had (I have to admit I don't understand the wines though). (1581 views) | | | Tasted by pas.vino on 4/12/2020 & rated 90 points: I always find these wines very interesting. This took at least two hours of decanting to open up. Firm tannins, deep ruby color, slight barnyard with berries. Went very well with grilled lamb for Easter Dinner. (2459 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 9/16/2018 & rated 94 points: Spectacular - dense, always evolving in the glass, intense dark berry fruit with terrific structure, beautiful on the nose. Still very youthful. Years and years left to enjoy this. (3015 views) | | | Tasted by lightning on 2/12/2018 & rated 91 points: Emidio Pepe wines with Chiara De Iulis Pepe: Chiara described as a warmer vintage. Aromatically brighter and more expressive than the 2010, pure red fruit characters; on the palate there was fuller fruit presence, yet still gracefully medium bodied, with a mineral savoury twist on the midpalate. Quite approachable now. (3890 views) | | | Tasted by kosdogger on 8/20/2017: Lots of potential here and the wine started to open up after a few hours. Won't touch others for 5+ years. (3725 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 5/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Big and ripe for the producer, with red & black berry, game, and dried herbs on the nose. (Bottle number 27063) (3835 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 2/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Dark and rich, with layered and nuanced aromas of red & dark berry, game, and spice. A wine of graceful complexity despite its rustic pedigree, the 2008 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo will age effortlessly for at least another decade. (Bottle number 27088) (2880 views) | | | Tasted by presterjohn on 12/9/2013: Tight, almost green, and quite acidic - tough at the moment but the concentration of fruit on the nose promises much more. Might have been marginally corked too. Meant to be a more long-term vintage than the 09. (4597 views) | | | Tasted by fhirsch on 4/30/2013 & rated 95 points: Lovely nose of blackberries, tar, smoke with a hint of leather; on the palate juicy, smooth tannins with ample black cherry fruit and perfectly integrated acidity. Beautiful stuff; it has fattened up considerably since last year. (4268 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 11/4/2012 & rated 93 points: Surprisingly open for business. Ripe nose, huge acidity and fat tannins with an excellent core of fruit (rhubarb, cherries). Can be drunk now but will benefit from cellaring and will improve for a decade IMO. (3962 views) | | | Tasted by noppakit s. on 6/25/2012 & rated 92 points: I heard about Emidio PEPE a while ago but this is my first bottle.
The special wine indeed !!!
" Full of detail "
I love its smell, Rayas and Cheval Blanc combination, hints of barnyard, fruits, cement vats, no sign of oaky thing, so pure and natural.
Good balance, good structure, tannic but very fine, smooth, too young but seductive, lovely full-bodied and delicious too.
It can be aged very long in the cellar for sure.
Aftertaste is polite, gentle, silky, no impact, just can feel the power of alcohol moves quietly and beautifully...dry finished.
IMO, this wine is good for relaxing more than drinking with food.
...in the still of the night...again...
Drink now - 2050+.........91-97/100........(If you taste, may be you give it 91/100 but once you test, I bet you give it more)
Day 2 : Subtle nose of grape juice in the cool cement vat, hints of Nuits St Georges combined with Gevrey-Chambertin. Deep aroma...reminds me of barrel tasting @ Meo Camuzet while the juice is still absorbing a smell from the vat.
Balance and structure are more complex and firm after 20 hours breating, less dry on the finished. Very good indeed !!!
@ 26th hour, feel like drinking good wine from Loire (Chinon/Saumur Champigny), fruits, earth, flowers, lavender. Nice acidity, super balance and round at this moment, firm tannin structure, hints of sweetness on the palate and tempting aroma of grilled beef on its finished. Deep and long aftertaste. " Slow drinking wine "
Very delicious !!! (4668 views) |
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Vinous articleMontepulcianoFor more information on this varietal, please visit:
Varietal character (Appellation America)Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorAbruzzi Abruzzi (Italianmade.com)Montepulciano d'AbruzzoFrom Wikipedia:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a type of wine grape as well as a type of red wine made from these same grapes in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. The grape is however recommended for 20 of Italy's 95 provinces. Up to 10% Sangiovese is permitted to be added to the blend. It is typically a fruity, dry wine with soft tannins, and as such is often consumed young. If aged by the winery for more than two years, the wine may be labelled "Riserva."
This wine should not be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese and other grapes, but not the Montepulciano variety.
The quality of Montepulciano wines produced in Abruzzo (especially in the provinces of Pescara and Chieti) has been constantly improving in the last ten years, making Abruzzi, once a backwater in winemaking, one of the most interesting locales in the Italian scene.
It is blended with the grape Ciliegolo to make the wine Torgiano. It is also used as the primary grape in Rosso Conero DOCG and is a major part of the Rosso Piceno DOC blend.
Over the past few years the Montepulciano variety has been successfully introduced into Australia.
For more information, please visit:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Italianmade.com) |
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