Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1983 Colombard fruity and floral

fruity and floral

and the gap between afternoon high and overnight low reaches 40 to 50 degrees

almost salty minerality

at 250–295 meters above sea level

Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1983 Colombard fruity and floralThe Land Abruzzo built its reputation on volume, which makes Torano Nuovo an unlikely address for one of Italy's most age worthy reds. The village sits in the province of Teramo, in the northern reach of the region between the Gran Sasso massif and the Adriatic: close enough to the sea for maritime airflow, close enough to the mountains for genuinely cold nights. The soil profile is specific and unusual. Roughly 40 centimeters of clay sit directly on