A beautiful nose: surprisingly fruit and floral along with cured meat, licorice, and touch of fresh tobacco leaf. Midweighted, deep and beautifully balanced. This has fruit, floral, ferrous, and savory notes. Lovely perfume and grace with a wild almost feral undertone. A terrific combo of contrasting notes that come together pretty seamlessly into a greater whole. With time, more savory meaty notes came to the fore. Super interesting and gratifying. Not a blockbuster, but an effortlessly beautiful wine at peak.
FWIW, a nearly transcendent pairing with a guanciale, blistered tomato, pecorino, and Martelli spaghetti dish.
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Granato cupo. Al naso nettissime le sensazioni animali, di cuoio e conceria, tabacco kentucky, pepe nero e spezie indiane, sullo sfondo, prugna e frutti rossi, goudron e terriccio bagnato. Appagante e pieno di carattere, lungo, delizioso e persino leggiadro in chiusura.
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Une certaine déception. Le vin est assez léger, pas du tout dans l'esprit d'un Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. La robe est encore jeune, la réduction ne disparaît pas complètement après aération. La palette aromatique n'est pas inintéressante, mais l'impression générale est mitigée.
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(Carnevino, Vegas) A brief whiff of VA at the beginning which quickly and completely vanished. Light body with rusty fruits, smoke and meat notes. Narrow structure. Very nice middle which pushed the fruit. Medium finish, tapering slowly with blood and allspice-like notes. Very good, but lacking the brooding aspects I want in my Pepe MdA.
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More reserved and structured than the Villa Gemma opened the same evening, this was an excellent accompaniment to dinner. Refined, restrained, but powerful. Very good indeed.
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8/11/2021 - cct wrote: 93 Points
pop and poured, drunk over three hours.
A beautiful nose: surprisingly fruit and floral along with cured meat, licorice, and touch of fresh tobacco leaf. Midweighted, deep and beautifully balanced. This has fruit, floral, ferrous, and savory notes. Lovely perfume and grace with a wild almost feral undertone. A terrific combo of contrasting notes that come together pretty seamlessly into a greater whole. With time, more savory meaty notes came to the fore. Super interesting and gratifying. Not a blockbuster, but an effortlessly beautiful wine at peak.
FWIW, a nearly transcendent pairing with a guanciale, blistered tomato, pecorino, and Martelli spaghetti dish.
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12/7/2015 - Ludi Likes this wine: 91 Points
Granato cupo. Al naso nettissime le sensazioni animali, di cuoio e conceria, tabacco kentucky, pepe nero e spezie indiane, sullo sfondo, prugna e frutti rossi, goudron e terriccio bagnato. Appagante e pieno di carattere, lungo, delizioso e persino leggiadro in chiusura.
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5/10/2015 - vinum bonum wrote:
Une certaine déception. Le vin est assez léger, pas du tout dans l'esprit d'un Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. La robe est encore jeune, la réduction ne disparaît pas complètement après aération. La palette aromatique n'est pas inintéressante, mais l'impression générale est mitigée.
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6/18/2011 - gdisanto wrote: 89 Points
Drinking now - towards the end of its window.
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11/8/2008 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(Carnevino, Vegas) A brief whiff of VA at the beginning which quickly and completely vanished. Light body with rusty fruits, smoke and meat notes. Narrow structure. Very nice middle which pushed the fruit. Medium finish, tapering slowly with blood and allspice-like notes. Very good, but lacking the brooding aspects I want in my Pepe MdA.
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10/14/2008 - il_diavolo wrote: 87 Points
very dark and potent but also tarry and very mineral - too much for my taste. probably needs time but not convinced.
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2/13/2004 - gdisanto wrote:
More reserved and structured than the Villa Gemma opened the same evening, this was an excellent accompaniment to dinner. Refined, restrained, but powerful. Very good indeed.
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