Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Branella 2020

Intense ruby red colour with in the nose aromas of ripe red fruit followed by spicy notes. In taste dry, intense and with a good tannic structure and a long after taste.

Appellation

Grape variety montepulciano

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€102.90

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Az. Agr. Emidio Pepe	Italy	Abruzzen

About the winemaker Emidio Pepe was born in 1932, a man of few words, determined and attentive observer. To this day, he still personally takes care of all his vineyards from pruning to harvest. Nature is leading and with the experience of more than fifty harvest years, he knows how to guide the vineyards and vines. Without ever intervening, he protects his vineyards against chemicals and bases all his work on family traditions, respect for nature, grape and terroir. Assisted by his daughters and granddaughters, he is still the decisive man on the domain, although granddaughter Chiara is increasingly asserting herself in the vineyard and cellar.

Vineyard management Organic-Biodynamics

Details

Vineyard	Emidio Pepe's Branella vineyard is approximately 2 hectares in size and was planted in 1966. The Gran Sasso mountains provide a cooling air flow and the Adriatic Sea also provides cooling. This guarantees slow ripening. The soil of the vineyards consists of calcareous clay and limestone. The microclimate provides a unique location for making the greatest wines.
Vinification	After the manual harvest the grapes in the winery. The white grapes are crushed by feet in a big wooden tub, 350kg at a time get crushed for 40-45 minutes, allowing a constant stimulation of skin with the juice, letting the skin release matter, flavours and aromas. This method allow us to press the grapes in a delicate and soft way, not letting the stems break and letting us have a rich must ready to ferment. Only the juice go to ferment in small concrete tanks, where spontaneous fermentation will start and go on for 30-35 days. From concrete the wine will go straight into bottle to start his long improvement in bottle.
Vintage	2020
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13.5%
Closure	Natural cork