Tasting Notes: One of the challenges in making Aglianico del Vulture is making sure that these big reds don't become bitter, and Fabrizio Piccin has done an excellent job of taming the tannins without making the wines glossy... Read More
Tasting Notes: I Cacciagalli Pellerossa is the perfect summer rosé with an elegant structure and beautiful vivacity. Pellerossa is produced from Aglianico grapes that are at least eighteen years old. The fermentation is... Read More
Tasting notes: It is rife with earth-derived aromas and flavors, evoking damp woods, cool herbs, and wild fruit, and manages to remain nimble despite a fearsome density.These remarkable Aglianico vines have spent between 150 and... Read More
Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More
Estate History: A visit to Luigi Tecce can get you emotional. Luigi himself is a ball of them, and his Aglianico from Taurasi elicits them. His grandfather’s 'masseria' (farmhouse) and vineyards are located in the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Luigi Tecce Irpinia Rosato La Cyclope is sourced from 85-year-old vines that look more like tree-vines, with a trunk in the middle, and numerous radiating outward shoots on what looks like bush vines on a pergola.... Read More
Estate History:Marco Tinessa, after forging a friendship with Frank Cornelissen of Etna fame, decided to create his own label. Growing grapes in Montemarano, long considered the soulful center of Taurasi, he named the estate... Read More