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Aglianico Campania IGT 2019
Fascinating bouquet of fruit and lively mix of minerals, smoke and tobacco. Structured, well-dosed tannins and a fresh juiciness on the palate. SUPERIORE.DE
"Musky blackberries and cherries mix with sweet tobacco and hints of brown spice as the 2019 Aglianico unfolds in the glass. This is silky and polished, casting ripe red and black fruits across a core of salty minerals, with energizing acidity that keeps the expression fresh and lifted throughout. A saturation of primary concentration lingers along with sweet tannins that frame the experience well. This is a solid effort that displays wonderful balance and punches well above its price point." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 3 months barrique
- Development: partly barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Aurora” Greco del Sannio DOP 2020
Greco del Sannio from Terre Stregate - clear and bright like the aurora borealis. Smells irresistibly of yellow, tropical fruits. Full-bodied, soft and round on the palate. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Greco
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,68 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,78 g/l
- Sulfite: 84 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,33
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Rubrato” Aglianico Campania DOC 2019
Rubrato reveals in its clear ruby red the characteristic aromas of Aglianico of dark fruits and wild berries. Well balanced on the palate, with a delicate structure and a finish that reveals fresh fruity and delicately aromatic notes. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright fruit on the nose with blackberries, blueberries and tinge of orange rind. Notes of leathery spice and dried flowers add complexity. Medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins that add a further savory edge to the fruit. Finishes focused and long with clean fruit and firm minerals. Give this another year or two to even out." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 8-10 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 27,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,20 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,41
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Food Recommendations: lamb, rabbit
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Roccaleoni” Falanghina Campania IGP 2021
Fresh Falanghina from the heart of Sannio Benevento. Pale yellow with fruity and floral notes of pineapple, banana, peach, a touch of pink broom and sage. Balanced and pleasantly smooth on the palate. Very nice as an aperitif and with light dishes. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 3 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,35 g/l
- Total Acidity: 4,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 85 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,55
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco DOC 2020
White classic from Vesuvius. Straw yellow colour with green reflections. Tangy taste with elegant acidity paired with mineral and salty hints. A harmonious wine of which one prefers to have one more bottle in the fridge. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Coda
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 20,60 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,45 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,48
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Terre Cerase” Rosato Campania IGP 2021
Delicate salmon pink. Fine bouquet of sour cherry, small black berries with floral notes. Round on the palate with good volume, very drinkable and fresh on the finish. Ideal with light fish dishes and buffalo mozzarella. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright sparkling salmon pink. In the nose nuances of fresh strawberries and cherry, then rose petals and wisteria. On the palate good juiciness and nice, invigorating acidity, long final." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 3 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,78 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 4,15 g/l
- Sulfite: 69 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,52
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Food Recommendations: light fish dishes, buffalo mozzarella
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Falanghina del Sannio DOC 2021
Feudis Falanghina has a pale straw yellow colour, intense and aromatic on the nose with notes of white flowers and clear aromas of white fruits, especially banana. The generous taste is fresh, balanced and with a clean, aromatic finish. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 21,45 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,38 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,98 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,37
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024
- Food Recommendations: fish-based antipasti
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco DOC 2021
A wine with a prestigious name and a pretty legend: God wept when he found a corner of heaven stolen by Lucifer, and there, where his tears fell, grew the Lacryma Christi vine. The extraordinary power of the area around Vesuvius, where the lava fights in the volcanic rock, results in this magnificent wine.
Mastroberardino's Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio is a varietal Coda di Volpe that flirts with sweet melon and pear, complemented by notes of incense and exotic spices. A pure and soothing expression, it is also very tasty, with mineral orchard fruit that fades into floral notes towards the end. A salty note runs through the final as it ends fresh and clean. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Coda
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 20,75 g/l
- Total Acidity: 4,95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 98 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Falanghina del Sannio DOC 2021
Straw to golden yellow in colour with a greenish reflex. Fresh, pleasantly light broom scent, well structured, pleasant acidity and very rich on the palate with a delicate bitter note on the finish reminiscent of pomegranates. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 24,00 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,90 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,35
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso DOC 2020
Ruby red with garnet reflections, on the nose morello cherries and marasca cherries in harmony with notes of meadow herbs. The full, balanced taste with silky tannins ends in an aromatic, persistent final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Piedirosso
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 28,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,35 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,90 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,44
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2019
Fiano di Avellino with a seductive bouquet of white spring flowers, peaches, almonds and a very light smoky note. Round and fresh on the palate of tropical fruits and spices, beautiful minerality on the finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"The Donnachiara 2019 Fiano di Avellino is fragrant and fresh with white flowers, almond blossoms, citrus and acacia honey. This is a pristine and zesty white with good acidity and a snappy, lean-bodied approach. This is a terrific bottle to pair with a classic Caesar salad with croutons, romaine lettuce and a citrusy vinaigrette." Robert Parker
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 20,35 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,45 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,15 g/l
- Sulfite: 78 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,55
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2019
The aromatic Fiano is impressive, with a scent of white peaches, a taut, slightly mineral taste and a charming aftertaste. SUPERIORE.DE
"A streak of smoky minerality underscores the flavors of ripe plum and star fruit, chopped almond and candied orange peel in this creamy, light-bodied white. Fresh, lightly spiced finish." Wine Spectator
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 20,60 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,50 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,70 g/l
- Sulfite: 96 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,30
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Food Recommendations: saffron risotto
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Genius Loci” Fiano del Sannio DOP 2021
Genius Loci is a fresh, refined, terroir-typical Fiano del Sannio. Smells spicy of sage and meadow flowers, complex on the palate with fine fruit and good length. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,55 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,50 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,35
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Aurora” Greco del Sannio DOP 2021
Greco del Sannio from Terre Stregate - clear and bright like the aurora borealis. Smells irresistibly of yellow, tropical fruits. Full-bodied, soft and round on the palate. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Greco
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,58 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,67 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,35
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Svelato” Falanghina del Sannio DOP 2021
Golden yellow Falanghina with greenish reflections and pleasantly fresh broom scent. Well-structured on the palate, very rich and complex with balanced acidity and aromas of pomegranate and very delicate blossom notes in the finish. Svelato - open and undisguised, as its name suggests. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 21,30 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,90 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 85 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,20
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Bianco Falerno del Massico DOP 2020
Falerno del Massico Bianco is a young, single-varietal Falanghina with a lively bouquet and has always been a classic of the region. Full-bodied and cheerful on the palate, finely balanced and with a dry finish. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 24,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 55 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,40
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023
- Allergens: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned13060420 · 0,75 l · 14,65 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping1 unit available
“Montelapio” Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2020
Expressive bouquet with notes of yellow fruits and hazelnut, then aromas of exotic fruits and honey. Wonderfully persistent and elegant on the palate. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,55 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,89 g/l
- Sulfite: 65 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,42
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023
- Allergens: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned13060320 · 0,75 l · 15,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Lacrimarosa” Rosato Irpinia DOC 2021
Delicate rosé, aromatic vinous bouquet with notes of roses, violets and undergrowth. Fresh on the palate with fine acidity, soft and a slightly salty note. An Aglianico Rosato that does not conceal its volcanic origin and that you will not soon forget. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 24,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,69 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,40
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Aglianico Irpinia DOC 2020
The Aglianico Irpinia impresses with an immense bouquet of intense aromas of red fruits, herbs and delicate balsamic notes. Warm and full is the taste, whose rich fruit tones are spiced with a hint of liquorice. An Aglianico that is already very accessible when young. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 10 months used barrique
- Development: barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2026+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso DOC 2021
A wine with a prestigious name and a pretty legend: God wept when he found a corner of heaven stolen by Lucifer, and there, where his tears fell, grew the Lacryma Christi vine. Independent, full of character, immensely drinkable and very popular red from the foot of Vesuvius. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Piedirosso
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,74 g/l
- Sulfite: 91 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,51
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Daltavilla” Greco di Tufo DOCG 2021
Intense and persistent, the Greco di Tufo smells of white peach, apricot, almond oil, citrus and shows restrained mineral notes. The taste is powerful, fresh and rich. A wine with character and strong typicity. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Greco
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,45 g/l
- Sulfite: 58 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,50
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Morabianca” Falanghina Irpinia DOC 2021
Beautiful florality and a scent of pineapple and peach, sage and thyme. The slightly mineral taste is just as dynamic. The great class of the producer is also evident in the Morabianca! SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2019 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Bianco Falerno del Massico DOP 2021
Falerno del Massico Bianco is a young, single-varietal Falanghina with a lively bouquet and has always been a classic of the region. Full-bodied and cheerful on the palate, finely balanced and with a dry finish. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Falanghina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 24,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,79 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,45 g/l
- Sulfite: 57 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,39
- Closure: Diam
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2021
Pale straw yellow colour, floral and fruity notes in the elegant, slightly mineral bouquet. The bouquet will develop with maturity, aromas reminiscent of sultanas and honey. On the palate, it is pleasantly dry and smooth, well structured, harmonious and full-bodied with persistent nuances of ripe peaches and pears. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,55 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,15 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,38
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Food Recommendations: dishes with ginger, avocado salad
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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In the area of "Tear of Christ".
Wine from Campania is hardly known here. Campania is associated with Naples, Vesuvius, Salerno, Ischia, the Capri fishermen, the Amalfi coast and of course pizza. But wine? You have to help wine lovers on their way. Taurasi, Falanghina, Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo and Lacryma Christi. Ring a bell?
The fine wines were already highly appreciated in antiquity. Names such as Falerner, Massiker and Surrentiner were often mentioned in ancient literature and received much praise. Before its destruction by the Vesuvius eruption in 79, the ancient city of Pompeii was an important Roman wine-growing town. The most famous wine of the "Campania felix" (Happy Land) - as the Romans called the region previously inhabited by Greek settlers - bears the name Lacryma Christi (Tear of Christ).
In the region on the Tyrrhenian Sea around the port of Naples, almost 25,000 hectares are planted with vines that produce around 130 million litres of wine per year. The four DOCG and 15 DOC zones, however, account for only 19 percent of total production.
The wines produced in the Mediterranean climate of Campania can thrive on the volcanic and alluvial soils. For some time the economic crisis and the flight of the rural population to the cities slowed down the vigour of the winegrowers. In the meantime, however, a lot is happening again, especially in the area of quality. Pioneers such as Mastroberardino and Feudi di Gregorio contribute significantly to this.
Aglianico, Falerner and again and again Vesuvius.
Lacryma Christi, produced south of Naples, is labelled Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC. Further to the northeast, the best white wine of Campania is pressed around Avellino from the Fiano grape - the Fiano di Avellino DOCG, which also tolerates several years of bottle ageing and then convinces with a multi-layered bouquet as well as with structure and complexity. A little further north, the great rival Greco di Tufo DOCG thrives on volcanic ground. It is often perceived as fresher and more fruity and is a wonderful accompaniment to food. Particularly fine, often fragrant and elegant white wines are pressed from the grape variety Falanghina.
The outstanding red wine of Campania grows a little further east and is called Taurasi DOCG, which is pressed from the Aglianico grape, which was often underestimated in the past. Due to its high tannin content, this plant can mature for a long time in the bottle. When it has developed into a deep, concentrated and very distinguished wine, it is usually praised in the highest tones. And north of Naples, the legendary Falerner was revived as a DOC wine in its ancient region of origin.
In Campania, especially in the region of Avellino and in the DOCG Taburno a little further north, the red variety Aglianico in particular produces full-bodied, colourful and aromatic red wines. Here, too, the autochthonous, partly very old grape varieties are remembered and Asprinio, Biancolella, Coda di Volpe and Piedirosso are planted again. Exciting wines come naturally from the volcanic sites near Vesuvius, from the steep terraces of the Amalfi coast and from the offshore islands. The Sorrento peninsula and the picturesque islands of Capri and Ischia also produce some remarkable wines. Even further south on the coast is the large and still young DOC area Cilento, which has remained rather undiscovered but of which some elegant wines have already attracted attention. Future area. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Capital: Naples
- Provinces: Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Naples, Salerno
- Vineyard: approx. 25,000 hectares
- Total production/year: around 130 million litres (2016)
- of which red/rosé wine: 54
- Share of Italian viticulture : 2.6%.
The Campania wine region comprises 4 DOCG and 15 DOC areas (19% of the vineyard area):
- Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
- Fiano di Avellino DOCG
- Greco di Tufo DOCG
- Taurasi DOCG
- Aversa DOC
- Phlegraean Fields DOC
- Capri DOC
- Casavecchia di Pontelatone DOC
- Castel San Lorenzo DOC
- Cilento DOC
- Coast d'Amalfi DOC
- Falanghina del Sannio DOC
- Falerno del Massico DOC
- Galluccio DOC
- Irpinia DOC
- Ischia DOC
- Sorrento Peninsula DOC
- Sannio DOC
- Vesuvius DOC