Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2019, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Emidio Pepe, natural wine producer, in the vineyard in Abruzzo, Italy
Emidio Pepe

Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2019

$189.00
Tasting notes

The 2019 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne shows lemon oils, musky pear and peach, raw almond, ginger, iodine and yellow flowers, with notes of apricot and salty mineral tones offset by inner sweetness. Its acidity and aromatic balance make it a wine with complexity, elegant and austere when young with great minerality, and it evolves with time, gaining volume and depth after a few years. More info

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Unfiltered
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Lemon PeelStone FruitAlmondHay
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:White Wine
Wine Style:Medium Body
Grapes:Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:2019
Alcohol:12.5%
Country:Italy
Region:Abruzzo
Appellation:Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne 2019
$189.00

Producer profile

Emidio Pepe

The Pepe family was making wine at Casa Pepe by 1889, and Giuseppe Pepe was selling wine in bulk by 1944. Emidio Pepe founded the winery in 1964 after working with his father and grandfather, and he was born in 1932. His daughters Sofia and Daniela have operated the family business for more than 20 years, while granddaughters Chiara and Elisa now hold operational roles. The estate is based in Torano Nuovo, in Teramo province, with about 17 hectares of vineyards and annual production reported at approximately 80,000 bottles.

The vineyards are certified organic from 1996, and the family began working with biodynamic practices in 2005 after studying Rudolf Steiner's methods. The estate grows Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, and Pecorino across pergola-trained vines and rows. Some of the oldest vines are more than 50 years old and supply the Selezione Vecchie Vigne wines. Vineyard work includes hand harvesting, manual pruning, soil tilling, and the use of copper, mine sulfur, and biodynamic preparations. The family does not use chemical products in the vineyards.

Estate fermentations use concrete tanks that Emidio Pepe began using in 1964, with the vessels still in service. Fermentation proceeds with native yeasts, without selected yeasts, added enzymes, or temperature control. The juice ferments spontaneously in small concrete tanks for 30 to 35 days, while the wines later age in bottle without filtration. At least half of the estate's production is held in the cellar, which stores more than 350,000 bottles. Before release, bottles may be opened and decanted individually, with the waiting window now extended from 10 to 20 years.

Wine region

Abruzzo, Italy

Abruzzo lies between the Adriatic Sea and the Gran Sasso and Maiella massifs, with more than 65% of the region classified as mountainous and a broad coastal belt of hills. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo vineyards occupy hills and plateaus with soils that range from sandy clay and silica sands to cemented limestone, gravel, clay, and ancient fluvial-alluvial terraces. Vineyard land may reach 700 metres where slope and southern exposure permit full phenolic ripening. The climate is temperate, with July and August averages of 24 to 25 degrees Celsius, while Adriatic influence and mountain proximity create marked day-night variation. The active growing-season Winkler index ranges from 1,800 to 2,200 degree-days.

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC was established by presidential decree dated June 28, 1972, and covers municipalities across the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara, and Teramo. The blend must contain at least 85% Trebbiano abruzzese and/or Trebbiano toscano, with other non-aromatic white grapes permitted up to 15%. The DOC includes the subzones Terre di Chieti, Terre Aquilane or Terre de L'Aquila, Colline Pescaresi, and Colline Teramane. Additional geographical units include Colline Teatine, Colline Frentane, Colline del Sangro, and Colline del Vastese. Superiore and Riserva tiers are provided for the subzones, while the wines are generally dry, straw-colored, floral, fruity, and marked by a fresh almond finish. Emidio Pepe's Vecchie Vigne is produced within the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC structure.

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 applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

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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