Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2018

and a faint savory hum of fermenting grape skins

Tasting a pre-phylloxera bottle of Domaine Tempier Bandol (a wedding gift from his father-in-law) inspired Lucien to research the terroir of Bandol extensively

leaving a quiet echo of citrus zest and sea air

a world-class contender

extraction

But you sense a fallacy

Those light notes continue onto the palate

It is a blend of four of the five of the red Bordeaux varietals we have planted on our volcanic hillside vineyards

Aging a Brunello for decades brings these components into a glorious harmony

But if you want to just pound it with a bowl of mussels

they struck water

Billi Billi Shiraz