2020 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/27/2024 - TMOVino2 wrote: 91 Points

  I've never tried these so wanted to pop one young and get a sense of for the wine.
  (5/5) - color is a gorgeous dark ruby red.
  (12/15) - A bit one dimensional even after being open a few hours. Tar, olive, licorice. Fruit and any spice seemed to really be hiding
  (17/20) - This is where it was most clear this was opened too young. Ripping tannin, acidity in balance but still noticeable. Carried very earthy notes of tobacco, tar, olive again, dark fruit.
  (7/10) - I'm not sure I immediately get the allure but it is still a fantastic wine that will absolutely improve with a couple decades and more of longevity ahead of it. Will try not to open another until 2030.

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  1/7/2024 - Klugi Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Obviously drank before the optimal drinking window, it was already quite enjoyable, especially on day 2.
  Dark fruit, interesting herbs (thyme, mint), some bacon and bloody red meat come through within the bouquet.
  On the palate it is quite mouth coating with powerful but fine tannins, they were better integrated on day 2.
  This score is for right now, but I expect this wine to gain 2-3 points in 5-10 years since it has undeniable tons of potential.

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  6/5/2023 - Simoncino wrote: 93 Points

  Again, stunning wine for the (now) Italian price of 55 Euros. Again, I opened this so young, but it's still a treat. Still have three more bottles. Hold on to it!

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  2/13/2023 - soyhead wrote:

  Bottle #08612, decanted for several hours
  in spite of being quite young, I find this wine very approachable. surprisingly velvety mouthfeel, loads of dark fruit, but with sufficient structure to frame it nicely, lovely dry long finish. this was an impressive bottle and more than I had expected. Drink or Hold.

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  1/30/2023 - tomoem Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Absolutely fabulous wine. Fruit forward and made up of rusty metal, cherry and chocolate aromatically. In mouth its iron, with tight tannins at play, vanilla, and sweet plum. What a great wine experience. If you decant for 8 hours then this is ready now and likely a 94 score from me if I had waited another day to resolve the tannin.

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