2022 Emidio Pepe Vigneto 'Casa Pepe' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy Raul Moreno My sense is that this

My sense is that this is the wine they baby the most

then 1/3 are direct pressed and fermented and aged in 500L used French oak barrels

in a nod to the special relationship that Franz has with its Danish importer and customers

spontaneous fermentation in barrels with indigenous yeasts

2022 Emidio Pepe Vigneto 'Casa Pepe' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy Raul Moreno My sense is that this2020 was the first release of both single vineyards at Emidio Pepe: Casa Pepe & Branella. These two wines replace the one Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from old vines. That is to say, there will only be these two cru wines and not, also a third non vineyard designated wine. Branella has different zones within it with distinct geological variations. Some classic "speckled" blue clay marls on the northern top of the vineyard. Distinct sandy zone in the center