2021 | Emidio Pepe Vigneto Branella Montepulciano | Abruzzo Top Picks showing the oak a little

showing the oak a little bit from this sample

Customers gain access to limited-production wines that are not readily available in traditional retail channels

but also come from the great terroir and are vinified by the same team

allowing the wine to acquire complex aromas

by the way

2021 | Emidio Pepe Vigneto Branella Montepulciano | Abruzzo Top Picks showing the oak a littleThe 2021 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne Branella is spicy and floral, with a smoky burst of grilled herbs and autumnal spice complementing dried black cherries. This is elegant and seamlessly silky, with depths of dark red and blue fruits that slowly saturate. All is underscored by saline minerals as a coating of grippy tannins emerges toward the close. It finishes with staining length and concentration, leaving bitter blackberries and violet