Cantine di Marzo Irpinia Aglianico 2019
Irpinia Aglianico DOC by Cantine di Marzo is produced from grapes from ancient Tufo vineyards, with plants 50 years old! With a very low yield per hectare, only about 6000 bottles per year are produced.
Sensorial Description
Ruby red. To the nose it is fruity and flowery, with notes of berries and rose petals. In the mouth it leaves a spicy sensation with a note of licorice. Its well balanced acidity leaves a sense of freshness and cleanliness. Dry, warm and full-bodied, with fine tannins.
Food pairings:
Very appropriate with meat and aged cheese. In its region of origin, Irpinia, it is appreciated with various grilled meats and wild mushrooms as well as local cold cuts.
How is the wine made?
The grapes are selected and gently pressed before being fermented using selected yeasts in temperature controlled tanks. The fermentation is at a relatively high temperature and is completed in ten days, our aim is to obtain good colour and to control the generous tannins found in the Aglianico grape variety. The wine is matured in third year oak barrels, the time depends on the characteristics of the vintage. The finished wine is bottled with light filtration and remains in bottle for at least four months before being released to the market.
About the winery
Di Somma family embarked on an ambitious program of development of Cantine di Marzo winery in 2009 with the goal of expressing the four hundred year old tradition of one of Italy’s oldest wineries, the first to have ever produced the Greco di Tufo wine.
The winery is structured over many levels with a drop of more than 20 meters allowing the use of gravity when moving the must and the wine. Wine making process is followed very carefully so that the wine may express all the personality given by the territory.
The main wines currently produced by the winery are Greco di Tufo, Fiano and Taurasi.
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