Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2020

Description

From the rolling hills of Abruzzo, stretching from the Apennines to the sea, comes Trebbiano d'Abbruzzo, a wine that preserves intact all the aromatic characteristics and the winemaking wisdom passed down through generations. The land of Abruzzo, which preserves many territories and natural environments extending all the way to the coast, is the mother of wines made from native and non-native grape varieties, characterized by a great diversity that has allowed it to obtain the DOC label in other Italian regions as well. Due to its savory and its aromatic notes, Trebbiano is also widely used as a "blend" in blends with other native grapes, obtaining wines with an elegant personality and intense flavor. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo owes its success to its good adaptability to different microclimates, which has led to its presence in these territories since the 1500s; the hills at almost 600 meters above sea level represent the ideal place for Trebbiano grapes and, together with other characteristics such as the quality of the clayey soils, have allowed for the "controlled designation of origin" status since the 1960s, with an increasingly steady rise in terms of recognition. The methods used by the various wineries in Abruzzo for fermentation and aging can involve the use of steel barrels or wooden as is the case with the Emidio Pepe winery: here the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is vinified according to traditional methods that produce a still organic white wine with the right balance of flavors, excellent for accompanying countless fish and meat-based dishes.

Details

Perfume

Layered array of broom and camomile, plum and peach, marjoram and elderberry, white pepper, toasted hazelnut, slight smokiness, humus and roots.

Color

Glittering gold.

Taste

Rustic elegant sip, fresh and lively assisted by residual carbon, tasty and satisfying richness of extract.

Serve at:

12 - 14 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Producer

Producer

Emidio Pepe

From this winery

• Start up year: 1964
• Oenologist: Sofia Pepe e Chiara de Iulis Pepe
• Bottles produced: 80.000
• Hectares: 20

Emidio Pepe founded his winery in 1964, after working alongside his father and his grandfather which already back in 1889 where making wine at Casa Pepe. Before anyone else, he strongly believed in the great ageing potential of Trebbiano and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and he dedicated all his energies to those two indigenous grape varietals, proving their incredible potential and showing it to the entire world.

Ours is a family run business and all that really counts is in our history, deeply rooted in our land and it is handed down from generation to generation. Still farmers deep inside: while everything changes, grows, evolves with time, our way of taking on the work and the life has remained the same. Today, under the proud gaze of Emidio and Rosa, the main guarantors of this tradition are Sofia and Daniela, together with the young granddaughters Chiara and Elisa. Sofia is the guardian of the oenological knowledge, she follows all the aspects related to the production and the quality, while Daniela follows in first person the administration and financial aspects of the winery. Chiara, Daniela’s daughter, follows the export markets and Elisa, who has just turned eighteen, is starting to support and help the winery world. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2020
Type	White organic still
Denomination	Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Trebbiano
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Vendor	Emidio Pepe
Origin	Torano Nuovo (TE)
Soil composition	Clay medium texture.
Plants per hectare	3,300.
Yield per hectare	8,000/9,000kg/h
Wine making	In the vineyard we only use copper crystals and mine sulphur, we do not give herbicides or chemical fertilisers. Green manures are only made in years when the vineyard needs them. Grapes are crushed with the feet in a wooden vat. Healthy fermentation in vitrified cement tanks of 22 or 30 hl, without the addition of selected yeasts. It is then bottled by hand with siphon and cane cinnamon, without clarifying or filtering
Aging	In bottle.
Year production	35000 bottles
Allergens	Contains sulphites