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Territorio De’ Matroni

Italy – Campania – Vesuvio
Locality:
Italy – Campania – Vesuvio
Appellation:
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC
Grape Variety:
90% Piedirosso, 10% Aglianico
WineMaker:
Andrea Matrone
Vineyard:
Sourced from the Monaco vineyard (Trecase, ~40 meters above sea level, volcanic sandy-silty soil, planted 1995) and the Muntagna vineyard (Boscotrecase, Ciaramelle district, subzones Campanariello, Quartusciello, Maschetiello, and Muntagna, 250–300 meters above sea level, within the Vesuvius National Park, surrounded by pine and oak forest and 1906 lava rock). The Campanariello plots date to the 1950s and are maintained by propagginatura — an ancient layering technique in which canes are bent into the soil to take root and replace failing plants. Muntagna was planted in 2018.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified)
WineMaking:
Fermentation with ambient yeasts in stainless steel and plastic tanks; approximately seven 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 25 mg/L of total SO2. The bottles are stored horizontally for several months before release.
Vineyard regions map of Italy for Veritas Wines.