Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Vigna del Convento di Capestrano 2015 Very hot and long vintage, excellent for Montepulciano. July and August were very hot months with little rainfall. Perfect phenolic maturity has been reached in this vineyard which has allowed us to produce this wine for the second time in twenty years.

The Montepulciano d'Abruzzo “Vigneto di Sant'Eusanio” is an intense, deep and concentrated red wine, vinified only in steel tanks and has good aging potential. It gives off earthy sensations of undergrowth, moss, roots, wild berry jam and red flowers. The sip is full-bodied, intense, very tasty and with robust tannins.

Deep ruby red. It develops hints of ripe red fruit on the nose, with a vinous and herbaceous touch. In the mouth, great mineral momentum, good tannic structure and full body. It spreads out with balance and boldness on fruity vibes. Persistent and harmonious. Deep and elegant, Emidio Pepe 's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a wine that goes well with main courses of meat, especially lamb-based. Excellent with the very traditional kebabs.

Caldo, potente e morbido con tannini robusti ma ben amalgamati. Ottima rispondezza gusto-olfattiva. Finale persistente e lungo.

Elegante colore rosso rubino con riflessi granato molto consistene, ricco di sostanza estrattiva. I profumi sono coinvolgenti, dal ribes maturo al tabacco, dalla confettura allo speziato, fino al cacao. In bocca è di gran classe, con estrema morbidezza e tannino vellutato, intenso e persistente fino a chiudere con un finale lungo di cioccolato. Destinato a durare negli anni, come la tradizione di Valentini vuole.

Elegante colore rosso rubino con riflessi granato molto consistene, ricco di sostanza estrattiva. I profumi sono coinvolgenti, dal ribes maturo al tabacco, dalla confettura allo speziato, fino al cacao. In bocca è di gran classe, con estrema morbidezza e tannino vellutato, intenso e persistente fino a chiudere con un finale lungo di cioccolato. Destinato a durare negli anni, come la tradizione di Valentini vuole.

Aging in medium-capacity oak barrels, 25 Hl, for about 18 months and refinement in the bottle for three months before placing on the market. Store in a cool place at a temperature of about 5-7°C.

The harvest takes place in the second week of October, when the phenolic maturity is reached with manual harvesting. VITIFICATION: destemming of the grapes, contact of the skins with the must for 7-10 days in a steel vat at a T° from 18 to 28 °C, separation of the skins and transfer of the must-wine into a steel tank for the completion of the fermentation malolactic. REFINING - STORAGE: maturation in steel tanks for 5-6 months and brief refinement in the bottle before being released for consumption.

Clear, with an impenetrable ruby color, it still has purplish violet notes, a sign of great youth, very concentrated, with a rich glycerine expression. Intense nose of ripe red fruits, especially undergrowth, which reaches humus and closes on the typically Abruzzo licorice root. Firm and austere softness on an important and still vibrant tannic framework. The freshness of the acids and the flavor? mineral give balance to a warm and soft body. Long persistent intense finish with the return of all the fruity sensations perceived on the nose. Wine already? in harmonic expression with the capacity? to mature for a long time.

· Color : red, with violet reflections and garnet notes. Bouquet: hints of cherry and red fruits that bind to a balanced vanilla bouquet of the wood. Taste : notes of cherries, red fruits, licorice and spices. Full-bodied and persistent, with an important tannic profile. PAIRING · Important dinners with roasted red meats, game and aged cheeses.

Montepulciano DOC100% with vineyards on the hills, with clayey soils that tend to be calcareous. The breeding is pergola Abruzzo with thirty-year vines, 1600 vines per hectare with a yield of 100 q.