Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1983 Southern Rhone La Morra is the largest

La Morra is the largest commune in the Barolo DOCG by planted area and the one most associated with the more perfumed

the vines are own-rooted

sitting between roughly 450 and 600 meters of altitude

and a saline edge that the more famous northern districts don't quite replicate

Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1983 Southern Rhone La Morra is the largestThe 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