“Terra di Lavoro” Rosso Campania IGP 2022

Galardi | Campania
Galardi s.r.l. | S.P. Sessa Mignano Fraz. San Carlo | IT 81037 Sessa Aurunca

13112122 · 0,75 l · 112,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

2022 was the year of the drought. Not the first, not the last – but one that told its own story at Roccamonfina. Week after week without rain, soils as yellow as straw under the sun. And yet: the springs in the volcanic rock never dried up. The soil that Galardi works holds water deep beneath the stones, invisible and inexhaustible. Allegra Selvaggi, who runs the estate today, described this vintage with Monet – not the motif, but the air around it. The multicoloured landscape despite the drought. The beauty that arises when a terroir is stronger than the weather.

The harvest began earlier than in 2021, the grapes were healthy and concentrated. Less work in the vineyard to combat disease pressure, but more attention paid to selecting ripe bunches. Vinification as always: 20 days of maceration, steel for the MLF, twelve months in barrique, twelve months in bottle. Deep ruby red in the glass with garnet reflections – the sign of a warm vintage. The nose opens immediately, directly, without waiting: dark plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, sweet spices, a hint of roasted coffee. Lush and enveloping on the palate, with a warmth that does not hide the terroir, but shows it differently. The tannin is ripe and silky, the finish long and spicy, with the volcanic aftertaste that makes this wine unmistakable. SUPERIORE.DE

"Impenetrably dark and intimidating in the glass, the youthfully brooding 2022 Terra di Lavoro slowly unfurls with enticing notes of grilled sage, dusty earth, cocoa powder and leather before revealing its core of dried black cherries. The palate is texturally intense, displaying both weight and poise as silken waves of ripe wild berry fruit underscored by tactile minerals and exotic spice saturate the senses. Tannic and potent, it is also exceptionally long, leaving a resonance of balsam herbs and a dark chocolate bitterness that pinches at the cheeks. The 2022 will require patience and a lot of it, yet there is a harmony here that cannot be denied." Vinous

"An austere wine for this vintage, with a nose of Mediterranean herbs, forest floor, salted chocolate, cassis and prunes. Full-bodied yet not too extracted, it shows cedar flavors, refreshing acidity and a polished, precise aftertaste." James Suckling