2000 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo "Decanted", Abruzzo, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE This Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a testament to the aging potential of Emidio Pepe's wines. The 2000 vintage, decanted for optimal enjoyment, offers an evolved expression of the varietal, with a balance of tertiary flavors and lingering fruit. Made with traditional methods, including foot treading and hand destemming, the wine undergoes long fermentation in concrete tanks and is bottled unfiltered. The "Decanted" label highlights wines

definition

8% Malbec and 4% Merlot

aged in stainless steel for 9 months before bottling

but we were grateful to harvest our small allocation of 1

Kimmeridgian is most famous for being the bedrock of Chablis

which imparts subtle toasty and vanilla notes

with your eyes shut

A picturesque 300 year old farm in the Franschhoek Valley

Durable and dishwasher-safe

which Renato looks after every day of the year since he was a child

Only indigenous yeasts are used to start fermentation and is fermented and aged in barrel (20% new)

After identifying the right climatic zone