Terredora TAURASI Fatica Contadina DOCG Campania

Tasting notes: Intense ruby colour with garnet reflections, pronounced and complex bouquet with hints of cherry, fruits of the forest, spicy scents of violet and tobacco and a suggestion of minerals. Elegant, smooth, velvety and intense it displays characteristic hints of plums, black cherries, black pepper and tar. It is full bodied and austere on the palate with balanced tannins and acidity. It will continue to age and develop for more than a decade. Grape Variety: 100 % Aglianico Production Area: Our own vineyards in Lapio and Montemiletto Wine-making techniques: Carefully selected grapes are hand-harvested and then macerated for 10-12 days. When the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are complete, the wine is aged in small French oak barrels for 18 months. After blending the maturation continues in 35 hl oak barrels for 12 months and then in bottle for a further 8-12 months. (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: Pale-medium gold reflections with a rich and powerfully aromatic nose of apricot, apple, peach and citrus fruits. On the palate it is full bodied, soft and well balanced with excellent acidity. It improves with age. Production area: Our own vineyards in Montefusco Wine-making techniques: Grapes are harvested in the second two weeks of October. The must is settled and then fermented at cool temperatures using selected yeasts. The wine is aged on its lees in stainless steel but sees no oak. (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: Medium gold with subtle notes of mature fruit and flowers with hints of pear, apricot, citrus fruits, toasted hazelnuts, acacia, hawthorn and honey. It is persistent and aromatic and will reward a few years' cellaring. Production area: Our own vineyards in Montefalcione and Lapio. Wine-making techniques: Produced with cold maceration from grapes harvested in the first ten days of October. The fermentation is at controlled temperature after cold settling and the wine is matured on its lees for several months. (12 x 75 cl)

Grapes are harvested in the second two weeks of October. The must is settled and then fermented at cool temperatures using selected yeasts. The wine is aged on its lees in stainless steel but sees no oak. Vine: 100 % Greco (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: Medium gold with subtle notes of mature fruit and flowers with hints of pear, apricot, citrus fruits, toasted hazelnuts, acacia, hawthorn and honey. It is persistent and aromatic and will reward a few years' cellaring. Grape Variety: 100 % Fiano Production area: Our own vineyards in Montefalcione and Lapio Wine-making techniques: Produced with cold maceration from grapes harvested in the first ten days of October. The fermentation is at controlled temperature after cold settling and the wine is matured on its lees for several months. (6 x 75 cl)

Vinosia Taurasi Aglianico DOCG Campania from Italy, Campania, Taurasi by Azienda Agricola San Paolo Powerful Reds (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: A medium-bodied dense ruby/purple red wine that makes attractive drinking as a young wine. In the glass the wine is a bright dark cherry red with spicy aromas of ripe red berries, violets and a slight gamey character. A young easy to drink style of wine it has soft berry flavours and soft subtle oak characters. It has a delightfully finish. Wine-making techniques: The maceration of the grapes, at 24-25°C, does not exceed 7 days in order to obtain an excellent extraction of colour without creating a heavy tannic structure. The wine also maintaining good aromatic freshness as it sees becuase of ageing shared in wood and stainless steel tanks. (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: Pale yellow colour. Offers a rich and intense aroma of fruit with hints of apple, pineapple, quince and pear. It is fresh and clean in the mouth with excellent acidity, good structure and a floral finish. Location : From our own vineyards in Montemiletto Wine-making techniques: Grapes are harvested in the second two weeks of October. The must is settled and then fermented at cool temperatures using selected yeasts. The wine is aged on its lees in stainless steel but sees no oak. (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting notes: With a characteristic salmon-pink colour it has an elegant bouquet with aromatic notes including cherry, red fruits and apricot. It is well balanced on the palate; it is dry and persistent with undertones of peach and an after taste of strawberry. Wine-making techniques: The grapes, harvested at the end of October, are gently pressed and then fermented at a controlled temperature following a brief, cold maceration on the skins for 24 hours. The wine is aged in steel. (6 x 75 cl)