Falerno del Massico Dop 2014 375 ml Villa Matilde

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"Nec cellis ideo contende Falernis, wrote Virgil in his Georgics: Don't try to outdo Falernum." This most famous wine in literature and history is a blend of aglianico and piedirosso; the clusters are carefully quality-selected from the hillside vineyards on the San Castrese estate growing on the slopes of the extinct Roccamonfina volcano, in the province of Caserta. Showing a deep red, its intense, rich bouquet is brimming with fragrant sweet violets, wild black berryfruit, cherry, blackberry, and raspberry. The palate is full-volumed, elegant, and finely balanced in all its components

SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°C CELLARING CAPACITY 10 years

FIRST VINTAGE 1975 SOIL PROFILE Volcanic, with abundant phosphorus, potassium, and microelements

YEAR VINEYARDS PLANTED Various years, between 1963 and 2000 VINEYARD ELEVATION 140 metres HARVEST PERIOD Aglianico: Third decade of October Piedirosso: Second decade of October

VINEYARD DENSITY 5,000-7,000 vines/hectare TRANING SYSTEM Guyot, with about 6 buds per vine YIELD IN WINE (litres/hectare) ca. 6,000

VINIFICATION After de-stemming and pressing, the must ferments on the skins at 25-26° for about 20-25 days, with daily pumpover and délestages. Malolactic fermentation follows.

MATURATION Half of the wine matures in one-third new Allier oak barriques, and the other half in the traditional 10- to 35hl large Slavonian oak casks, for a period of 10-12 months, followed by ageing in the bottle.

GRAPE VARIETIES 80% aglianico, 20% piedirosso GROWING AREA San Castrese, Sessa Aurunca

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