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1983 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Montepulciano
- Italy
- Abruzzi
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Label borrowed from 1982
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Label borrowed from 1978
Community Tasting Notes 25
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i_Smollet wrote: flawed
December 25, 2023 - Sadly flawed. Win some, lose some.
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fcxj wrote: 92 points
April 24, 2023 - Fairly clean with cherry tinged fruit.
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melvinyeowq wrote:
August 29, 2021 - Emidio Pepe tasting (Clos Pasoh): Popped and poured from a new bottle, still a tight showing compared to an earlier bottle that was opened in the morning apparently. Bricking in colour, showed the most VA out of all the bottles. Tertiary notes of mushroom and forest floor, with a slightly raisiny note that I didn't like so much. Definitely more of an acquired taste but with such wines you are drinking history.
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KV04 Likes this wine: 91 points
July 22, 2020 - Some say Pepe’s wines are overrated but I love em. This 1983 was recorked in 2017 and direct from his cellar. The wine color is bricking , nose has classic dried cherry, bit of mushroom and licorice , palate has secondary fruit , bit of oxidation , medium body but good length. Traits of a natural wine. Overall delicious .
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goodvitis.com Likes this wine: 93 points
May 11, 2020 - Don't let the 2018 cork confuse you, this is definitely an old wine. Though it pours a bricked purple-red and throws an instant array of tertiary aromas, this benefits from a good hour-plus decant that allows the overly-strong sherry aromas to subdue and the structure to find its footing. Eventually, the nose offers aromas of dried cherry, tomato vine, marzipan, button mushroom and licorice. Barely medium bodied, the acid is bright and outshines the modest tannins just a bit more than would be preferable, though the latter are themselves refined and elegant. The flavor profile is really nice, and includes ripe, juicy cherry, tomato leaf, licorice, chili flake, strawberry preserve, blood orange, black pepper and heavily-worn leather. Definitely not for everyone. As this ages (gracefully), I doubt it will improve. Drink up.
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By Richard Hemming MW
8/30/2021 (link)(Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Michael Godel
5/7/2015 (link)(Emidio Pepe Montepulciano D’abruzzo red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2014, Issue #51, Emidio Pepe- Montepulciano’s Maestro Celebrates His Fiftieth Harvest(Montepulciano d’Abruzzo- Emidio Pepe) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
5/21/2012 (link)(Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2012, Issue #37, Italian Wines Off the Beaten Path - Looking a Bit Further Afield For Vinous Fireworks(Montepulciano d’Abruzzo- Emidio Pepe) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
The Wines of Emidio Pepe: 1964 – 2001 (Oct 2006) (link)(Emidio Pepe Montepulciano D'abruzzo) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
6/19/2005 (link)(Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d' Abruzzo) Gorgeous aromas of forest floor, cooked (yet) fresh dark fruits. Curranty. Big and rich on the palate with amazing freshness. Concentrated but not extracted. Long finish and unreal balance. The fruits soaks on the palate. Reminded me of a great vintage of Mouton from a hot year but a touch more rustic. Really headspinning wine.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1983
- Type Red
- Producer Emidio Pepe
- Varietal Montepulciano
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Abruzzi
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
- UPC Code 8032589710386
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
- In Cellars 230 (65%)
- Consumed 122 (34%)
Food Pairing
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