Lava Terre del Vulcano Taurasi DOCG

The Taurasi vineyards are situated at between 500 and 700 meters above sea level, and are always subject to a cool breeze that blows off the Bay of Naples. This same breeze has, over centuries, blown volcanic ash from Vesuvius inland to give the soil here a poor, volcanic character. Fruit for this wine was sourced from vineyards of over 40 years old able to give the best expression of Taurasi.

Thanks to a particularly favorable microclimate and an extraordinary soil condition, the agronomists have carried out painstaking work in selecting the best vineyards. Modern technological processes and careful oenological knowledge allow to now make wines that embody the best reinterpretation of millennia of wine tradition enclosed under the name of Lava.

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VARIETALS
100% Aglianico

VINTAGE
2016

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14%

APPEARANCE
Deep red with violet reflections.

NOSE
Complex and intense nose characterized by an ample bouquet with black fruity notes combined with spicy scents and with clear notes of coffee and vanilla.

PALATE
Slightly tannic, although tannins are firm and smooth, clean and dry on the finish.

AGEING
16 months barrel ageing in a particular selection of French oak choose by the head winemaker Dennis Verdecchia and followed by maturation in bottle.

PAIRING
Suggested with slow-cooked rack of lamb, pappardelle with pork ragout, roasts and filet mignon.

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