TN: 2022 Emidio Pepe Pecorino Colli Aprutini IGT (Italy, Abruzzi, Colli Aprutini IGT)

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  • 2022 Emidio Pepe Pecorino Colli Aprutini IGT - Italy, Abruzzi, Colli Aprutini IGT (8/3/2026)
    Notes of apple cider, lantana, lemon curd, salt and smoky mineral. Waxy and textural in the mouth with a Gruyere cheesiness. Very savoury with some citrus tang. Good volume and presence and real persistence.

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Have enjoyed a couple of Pecorinos and they both had that cheesy element, maybe its the mind playing tricks when the grape variety is a bit cheesy!

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My reference point is from 7 years ago, a 2012 then:

The after-dinner fascination came with Bernie and I stopping in at Ferraro’s. On their list was the 2012 Emidio Pepe Colli Aprutini Pecorino . I’d never had his Pecorino before and it was flat-out amazing juice. Creamy with some lanolin feel and also hints of buttered greens, pear paste, unripe banana and some marzipan, it also reflected some freshness and minerality at the same time when it was on my tongue. Descriptors are hard, but here’s one. It reminded me truly of a non-flawed right-place bottle of Chateau Simone. Pepe is a wine-whisperer of the first order.

Thanks for this great note, Jeremy

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