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“Donna Chiara” Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC 2021
Taurasini Donna Chiara is a sunny, juicy Aglianico with a beautiful variety of flavours of dark berries and cut flowers. The compact flavour is harmoniously round with a wonderful spiciness and well-integrated tannins. SUPERIORE.DE
"The Taurasini Donna Chiara 2021 has a deep purple colour in the glass. It shows a dusty bouquet of dried violets, blackberries and menthol. Its texture is soft yet supple, with crisp red and black fruits carried by citrus-infused acidity. The 2021 tapers off with a hint of bitterness but retains a lovely energy and freshness. It would pair best with a savoury meal." Vinous
"A tangy, briary red, with generous fragrant Mediterranean macchia and fresh earth aromatics layered with ripe, tangy red currant and black plum fruit flavors. Mineral-driven and bright, showing citrusy acidity, with chewy tannins firming the finish." Wine Spectator
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2029+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
pasta with wild boar ragout - Total extract: 31,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,79 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,94 g/l
- Sulfite: 74 mg/l
- pH value: 3,38
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2022
Opulent, savoury fruit, plus sage, ginger and thyme. Very soft and rich on the palate, fresh and agile as it progresses until it finally reaches its persistent and mineral final. A terroir wine full of character and complexity. SUPERIORE.DE
"The Colli di Lapio 2022 Fiano di Avellino shows good freshness and fruit quality in a challenging and very hot vintage and is beautiful on both the nose and the palate. It opens with creamy citrus, golden apple and yellow papaya flavours. Mineral tones are gently woven in. The secret of this wine lies in the vineyard's high altitude, with vines planted at a cool 530 metres above sea level on volcanic soils." Wine Advocate
"A fine expression from a warmer year. Peach, raw almond, apricot kernel and a noble quinine bitterness embrace an inherent ripeness. An engaging column of saltiness and a stream of gentle, maritime freshness. Perfect balance, the result. In such vintages, there is always a tendency towards excess. The winners are those who avoid this. Here is an example." James Suckling
"Bright and juicy, with pineapple, peach, blood orange sorbet, pink grapefruit granita, anise hyssop and honeysuckle flavors. Silky on the palate and well-knit, sculpted by lively acidity and a nice push of minerality that shines on the finish." Wine Spectator
"Traces of camomile complement sweet flowers and crushed yellow apples when the Fiano di Avellino 2022 opens in the glass. It is tangy and fresh, with a slightly effervescent feel. Salty mineral tones provide an echo of excitement. Young peach and sage notes linger as the 2022 finishes crisp." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Fiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
vitello tonnato - Total extract: 23,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,39
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Alèxandros” Greco di Tufo DOCG 2022
Alexandros is a beautifully complex and expressive white from Campania. The aromas of light stone fruit, flowers and a fine minerality come together in the harmonious bouquet. Crisp clean taste with a fresh finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"The 2022 Greco di Tufo Alexandros is remarkably beautiful in the glass. An unobtrusive blend of young peach, melon and sweet smoke forms its bouquet. A lively acidity and mineral tones complete the ripe fruit that washes over the palate. The 2022 finishes fresh and medium-length, with lingering notes of candied lime." Vinous
"Vinosity, the highlight. Apricot peel, canned peach, nectarine pulp, tamarind and quince paste. The mid palate, powerful and thoroughly convincing. This is a fine Greco, even in the context of the vintage. It rides a wave of quince paste phenomena as well as the underlying touch of freshness." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Greco
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
spaghetti vongole, scallops - Total extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,95 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- pH value: 3,47
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Vigna Andrea” Taurasi DOCG 2018
Taurasi Vigna Andrea - a rich Aglianico with excellent depth. On the nose, varietal aromas of dark cherries, plums, smoke, cedar and tobacco that develop wonderfully over time. Complex on the palate with a fair amount of velvety tannins, lingering deep and masculine. Beautiful storage and ageing potential. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 11 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2032+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
hearty meat and game dishes - Total extract: 30,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,75 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 86 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Vigna Andrea” Taurasi DOCG 2019
Taurasi Vigna Andrea - a rich Aglianico with outstanding depth. On the nose, typical varietal aromas of dark cherries, plums, smoke, cedar wood and tobacco, which develop wonderfully over time. Complex on the palate, with a good portion of velvety tannins and a deep, masculine finish. Great ageing and maturation potential. SUPERIORE.DE
"A distinctive red, with a rich note of fresh loamy earth and hints of dark chocolate and sage, layered with dried raspberry, blackberry coulis and macerated black cherry flavors. Reveals a savory, sanguine edge that reins in the rich fruit flavors, as does a frame of bright orange peel acidity. Offers taut, chalky tannins that firm the finish. Let this open in the glass or decant." Wine Spectator
"The Taurasi Vigna Andrea 2019 tantalises the senses with sweet exotic spices and cedar wood shavings that fade into medicinal blackberries and cherries. It is silky and polished on the palate. A lively acidity accompanies the ripe wild berry fruit, while the fine tannins slowly build up towards the end. The 2019 finishes lightly structured with lingering candied sweetness, tactile mineral tones and a hint of blood orange. The 2019 is deceptively accessible today, but wonderfully balanced for a long and successful development." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 11 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2033+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
hearty meat and game dishes - Total extract: 32,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,72 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,48 g/l
- Sulfite: 83 mg/l
- pH value: 3,48
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned13042219 · 0,75 l · 38,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
In the small Campanian winery Colli di Lapio in Arianiello, a hamlet belonging to the small village of Lapio, the traditional way of living, thinking and producing wine is still used today. With her white and red wines from the indigenous Fiano and Aglianico grape varieties typical of the province of Avellino, the modest owner Clelia Romano and her husband Angelo have made a name for themselves at home and abroad. On the one hand, this is due to the reliably high quality of the grapes growing in the Arianiello, Stazzone and Scarpone vineyards, which reach altitudes of up to 550 metres. On the other hand, the reputation is also due to the certified designation of origin and the completely ecological cultivation. The very limited wines - of the red drops based on Aglianico, for example, only a few thousand bottles are produced at a time - are praised again and again by wine critics.
While the children Carmela and Federico are already eagerly and joyfully involved in the family winery, the three grandchildren are initially only responsible for a few labels as namesakes. Angelo, on the other hand, as a long experienced winegrower in the Irpinia hill and mountain landscape, knows almost every pebble stone. The vines on the only six hectare area are not only blown by the wind, but are also partly sunny all day long. The vines also benefit from very calcareous loamy soils and strong temperature fluctuations between day and night. It is characteristic of Colli di Lapio that sulphur and copper-based active substances are used in the environmentally friendly work in the vineyard. In addition, the family has planted the alfalfa crop, which is well tolerated even in cold winters, in order to supply the soil with more nitrogen.
Under the leadership of Clelia's father Pasquale, the family had previously only sold grapes to neighbouring winegrowers, but now handles the entire value chain. The particular techniques used by the farm, located in the province of Avellino, include harvesting in the second half of October, partial fermentation on dying yeasts in stainless steel tanks and bottling in bottles between spring and autumn after harvesting. If the wines in the tiny cellar do not mature in tanks, they usually age in new barriques. The authentic spicy white wines prepared from Fiano are slim and very long-lasting. For many experts, they are among the best drops ever pressed from this variety. (superiore.de)
"Take the most popular catchwords of the wine language - Eins-a-Lage, Spitzenterroir, winegrowers with body and soul and minerality - throw them around without inhibitions and already the winery Colli di Lapio is accurately described."Gambero Rosso
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1994
- Owner: Clelia Romano
- Annual production: approx. 50,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 6 hectares
- Organic cultivation (not certified)