Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2007, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Emidio Pepe, natural wine producer, in the vineyard in Abruzzo, Italy
Emidio Pepe

Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2007

$362.00
Tasting notes

The Montepulciano bears little relation to most other wines of this appellation; they are big, bold, and filled with the intense flavors of dried black cherries, licorice and wild herbs. This is a cellar release from the Emidio Pepe estate that comes from their old vine parcels, held at the winery until deemed ready to travel long distances. More info

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Unfiltered
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Black CherryLicoriceTobaccoEarth
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Full Body
Grapes:Montepulciano
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:2007
Alcohol:13.5%
Country:Italy
Region:Abruzzo
Appellation:Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2007
$362.00

Producer profile

Emidio Pepe

Family wine production in Torano Nuovo is documented from 1899, when the elder Emidio Pepe made wine for domestic use. Giuseppe Pepe sold wine in bulk in 1944. In 1964, Emidio Pepe, the founder's grandson, began bottling Montepulciano and Trebbiano under the name Aurora. The estate is located at Via Chiesi 10 in Torano Nuovo, in Teramo province. Current estate descriptions list 17 hectares of vines, about 80,000 bottles annually, and five generations, with Daniela and Sofia Pepe and Chiara de Iulis Pepe involved in management.

The estate farms 17 hectares in the Colline Teramane hills around the winery, with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, and Pecorino planted in pergola and rows. The vineyards sit at about 300 metres above sea level between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennines. The top 40 centimetres of soil are clay over solid limestone, and the vines include plants between 50 and 70 years old. The family began studying biodynamic agriculture in 2005 and received Demeter certification in 2006, using cover crops, spontaneous vegetation, and hand vineyard work.

Estate cellar practice uses spontaneous fermentation without selected yeasts or added enzymes. Montepulciano is hand-destemmed on a net over a wooden vat, while fermentation takes place in small concrete tanks for 30 to 35 days. The wines go from concrete to bottle in the second spring after harvest, with estate descriptions also specifying 18 to 24 months of aging in glass-lined cement tanks. The winery does not use oak, bottles wines unfined and unfiltered, and releases older bottles after hand decanting and quality checks.

Wine region

Abruzzo, Italy

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo covers the coastal and foothill belt of Abruzzo, extending from the Tronto River to the Trigno River across a zone about 20 to 25 kilometres wide and 125 kilometres long. The hills are formed mainly from Plio-Pleistocene marine deposits that filled the Periadriatic basin between the late Tertiary and early Quaternary. Soils range from sandy clay and fine siliceous sands to limestone-cemented sands, silts, gravels, and clay. Intermontane basins contain older fluvial and alluvial terraces. Vineyards may reach 700 metres above sea level where south-facing exposure permits full phenolic ripening. Annual rainfall generally exceeds 800 millimetres, while Adriatic influence and cold Balkan currents create marked thermal variation.

The Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC was established by presidential decree on May 24, 1968, and its production zone includes communes in the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara, and Teramo. The base wine must contain at least 85% Montepulciano, with up to 15% other non-aromatic red grapes permitted from Abruzzo. The designation includes subzones such as Casauria, Terre dei Vestini, Alto Tirino, Terre dei Peligni, Teate, Terre di Chieti, Terre Aquilane, Colline Pescaresi, and San Martino sulla Marrucina. Subzone Superior requires at least six months of aging, while subzone Riserva requires 24 months, including six months in wood. Colline Teramane became a separate DOCG in 2003, requiring at least 90% Montepulciano and permitting up to 10% Sangiovese. Emidio Pepe's wine is labeled Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC rather than Colline Teramane DOCG.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

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2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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