At just 12% it is perfectly ripe. Fascinating drinking, epically complex with a core of sweet, unctuous yet refreshing fruit, layered with viscous yet cleansing phenolics and a playful grip. An incredible array of scents and perfumes lift from the glass balanced beautifully by earthy, savoury elements. Drinking this over 2 days in its youth saw it blossom and shine, allowing it to harmonise and flow seamlessly. This is brain disrupting gear.Paul Kaan, Wine Decoded Dec 2024The most in
The 2021 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne Casa Pepe is dark and intense. Wet stone and sage hints offset violets and crushed blackberries. It's soothingly round and supple with a wave of ripe blackberries and sour citrus that gives way to an herbal note toward the close. The 2021 finishes with a tinge of saline minerality and fine-grained tannins, tapering off long. A pleasant note of primary concentration makes perfect punctuation.Eric Guido, Vinous 95+ Points
The 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 inner florals to resonate on. The 2021 will be
