We had the smashing Fonte Canale 2019 a while back and it was zippy, energetic and delicious. Painful to source at reasonable prices locally but thank god we found some.

Of course, I’m always on the hunt for good Montepulciano d’Abruzzos, so I had to at least try the other 2. Supposedly quite polar opposite from Emidio Pepe: these are supposed to be bright, instead of dark and powerful like the pepes.