2015 Mastroberardino Antheres Aglianico Passito Irpinia (375ml) (1 per customer)

100% Aglianico

VINIFICATION AND AGING Vinification in red in steel tanks (about 25 days) at controlled temperature (24°C-25°C). Ageing of about 9 months in barriques and 48 months in bottle.

VINEYARD The upper part of the Montemarano estate with south-east exposure and a clayey-limestone soil with a strong presence of skeleton. The altitude is 600 m. a.s.l., the breeding system is the backrest with ramped cord pruning with a planting density of 4,000 strains/ha and a yield of about 50 q of fresh grapes and about 10 q of dried grapes.

Due to the climatic characteristics of the chosen vineyard, the development of noble rot (botrytis cinerea) in the grapes is naturally started (already in the vineyard), which allows to achieve a greater sugar concentration and an extraordinary enrichment of the aromatic framework. After more than two months of drying and careful winemaking, you get a passito of extraordinary concentration with a truly singular sensory profile.

About Mastroberardino

The Mastroberardino family, leaders in Italian viticulture, are largely responsible for the revival and elevation of Irpinian and Campanian winemaking post WWII. Their efforts ignited a resurgence in quality red and white wine production in all of Southern Italy. Working primarily with Campania’s ancient, native varieties, Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico, Mastroberardino has resuscitated would-be extinct grapes into world class varieties.

The powerful, age worthy Aglianico grape, native to Campania, has been produced into wine since Ancient Roman times. However, the grape fell into near extinction until the late 1940’s, when the Mastroberardino family begin a comprehensive restoration project at their estate in Irpinia. Careful site selection and clonal propagation has led to the production of some Italy’s finest red wines.