Wines from Campania
Macchialupa 2006 Aglianico (Campania)
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- $24
Here’s an Aglianico from Campania with bright cherry flavors, almond nut nuances and lasting shadings of mineral and earth. It offers bright fruit in the mouth and a crisp but firm close.
— M.L.
(3/1/2009)
Antonio Caggiano 2007 FiaGre White (Campania)
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- $30
This distinctive wine boasts aromas of pine resin and maple syrup that add spicy accents to this otherwise fruit-driven white wine from Campania. You can feel the southern sunshine in the mouth thanks to the wine’s slightly sweet nature and powerful finish. A Marc de Grazia selection, various American importers.
— M.L.
(11/1/2008)
Mastroberardino 2008 Lacrimarosa Rosé Aglianico (Campania)
Here’s a vibrant, pink rosé from the southern Italian region of Campania. It is made with Aglianico grapes that are usually reserved for austere, important red wines. This expression, however, is light and fresh with forest berry and cranberry aromas.
— M.L.
(7/1/2010)
Donnachiara 2007 Aglianico (Campania)
- $16
A meaty note of bresaola or smoked bacon opens the nose of this hearty Aglianico. The wine offers black concentration and rich aromas of sweet spice, blackberry jam, crushed pepper, milky chocolate and sour cherry.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Fattoria Alois 2009 Nadhir Rosé (Campania)
This dark, ruby-colored rosé made with the rare Casavecchia grape (which has existed since ancient Rome, when Pliny the Elder referred to it as Trebulanum), opens with soapy aromas of rosewood, raspberry, blueberry and almond paste. It shows a surprising touch of tannic firmness on the close.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Bisceglia 2007 Terra di Vulcano Falanghina (Campania)
This light and compact Falanghina delivers notes of white flower, mineral, peach and pear. The delicate aromas add an elegant edge and the wine is zesty and bursting with yellow fruit in the mouth.
— M.L.
(10/1/2008)
Cantina del Taburno 2007 Greco (Campania)
- $19
Banana, pear and loads of pineapple characterize this fruity Greco that would pair well with most Mediterranean foods. The wine has a light, clean feel and ends with fresh citrus notes. It doesn’t have deep dimension, but it is easy-drinking and refreshing. A Marc de Grazia selection, various American importers.
— M.L.
(10/1/2008)
Villa Matilde 2006 Rocca dei Leoni Falanghina (Campania)
- $19
There’s a broad feel to this wine that comes forth as mature fruit, field flowers, dried hay and dandelion. It has good density and consistency—not always an easy quality to find in Falanghina—and medium persistency.
— M.L.
(11/1/2008)
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