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Italy – Campania- Vesuvio

Locality:

Italy – Campania- Vesuvio

Appellation:

IGP Campania Bianco

Grape Variety:

Caprettone 90%, Falanghina 10%

WineMaker:

Andrea Matrone

Vineyard:

Sourced from the Monaco vineyard (Trecase, Bosco del Monaco, ~40 meters above sea level, volcanic sandy-silty soil, planted 1995) and the Panoramica vineyard (Trecase, Via Panoramica, ~200 meters above sea level, volcanic stony soil with high lapilli content, ungrafted, planted 2017–2020). The Panoramica site is considered Andrea’s benchmark parcel for Caprettone.

Viticulture:

Organic (not certified); ungrafted vines; manual harvest in multiple passes, early to mid-September.

WineMaking:

Fermentation with ambient yeasts in stainless steel and plastic tanks; most of the blend undergoes approximately three days of skin maceration.

Aging:

Aged for 12 months in stainless steel tanks, with two to three rackings during this period.

Bottling:

Neither fined nor filtered. Only 20 mg/L of total SO2. The bottles are stored horizontally for several months before release.

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