Vigna Camarato Falerno del Massico Dop Riserva 2011 75 cl Villa Matilde

VM VCAM

Made only in the finest growing years with grapes from the vineyard of the same name, one of the San Castrese estate's oldest and best-aspected vineyards, planted on the slopes of the extinct Roccamonfina volcano.

Showing a dark, deep red, it vaunts an emphatic, long-lingering bouquet of black and red wild berryfruit, black pepper, chocolate, espresso bean, and vanilla, complemented by a palate that is warm and dry. This is a complex, elegant, and powerful wine.

GRAPE VARIETIES 80% aglianico, 20% piedirosso

GROWING AREA Vigna Camarato, San Castrese, Sessa Aurunca

FIRST VINTAGE 1981

SOIL PROFILE Volcanic, with abundant phosphorus and potassium

YEAR VINEYARDS PLANTED 1968

VINEYARD ELEVATION 150 metres

HARVEST PERIOD Last decade of October

VINEYARD DENSITY 3,500 vines/hectare

TRAINING SYSTEM Guyot, with about 6 buds per vines

YIELD IN WINE (litres/hectare) 2800

VINIFICATION Made only in the finest growing years with grapes from the vineyard of the same name, one of Villa Matilde's oldest and best-aspected hillslope vineyards. The clusters are picked one by one by hand, then gently pressed; the must ferments on the skins for 20-25 days at about 25°C, followed by the malolactic fermentation in oak barriques.

MATURATION In Allier oak barriques (1/3 new, 1/3 once-used, 1/3 twice-used) for 12-18 months, then a further 12-18 months in the bottle

SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°C

CELARING CAPACITY 15-20 years 

Features