Features
Name:
25 Rare Greco di Tufo DOCG
Terrain:
Medium-textured, clay-limestone in places.
Cellar
Situated on the slopes of the Taurasi hills, in one of the most vocated areas of Irpinia, the Nativ winery stands in the heart of Paternopoli, a land rich in history and tradition, where Mario Ercolino, an internationally renowned oenologist, and Maria Roberta Pirone, a 'food science specialist', are a couple who successfully dedicate themselves to the production of wines from native Irpinia vines, with the aim of making Wines of Excellence, the result of important and deep-rooted experience in the sector. The company, founded in 2008, is dedicated to the production of wines typical of the territory, in particular, Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, Falanghina, Aglianico and Aglianico di Taurasi. The grapes are cultivated on their own land, known for its particular fertility due to the volcanic soil, and extend over about 15 hectares, between Paternopoli and Taurasi. The name NATIV was therefore created to represent, through the native productions, the origin of Irpinian Viticulture, thus delineating the concept of 'native of the place'. The peculiarities of the territory and the mountain (due to its proximity to the Picentini mountains) of the Mediterranean climate determine strong productive distinctions and situations of extreme originality and heterogeneity in the wines of the area, giving rise to wines with supreme characteristics, characterised by aromatic complexity, a velvety, full and elegant taste, and an intense and delicate aroma.
Description
So called because there are so many 'grade: rare' steps connecting the historic centre of Paternopoli to the part that was completely rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake.
Pure Greco matured first in steel and then aged for six months in French oak barriques, a fresh and fruity wine, communicative and stimulating.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Bright straw yellow colour
A fine and heterogeneous bouquet, it opens with fragrances of yellow peach (bell peach), hawthorn, medlar, clementine, fresh almond, grapefruit, lemongrass, with a sweet and pungent spicy finish of cinnamon and aniseed. On the palate it is elegant, glyceric but vibrant, savoury with good balance.
Storage time:
3-4 years
Vinification
Soft pressing of the grapes, static cold clarification, fermentation at controlled temperatures with selected yeasts
Matured in French oak barriques for 6 months.
Acknowledgements
2020 Luca Maroni 97/100
2020 James Suckling 91/100