Piedirosso Campi Flegrei

Producer: Contrada Salandra

Region: Campi Flegrei - The vineyards are located in the municipality of Pozzuoli, between the towns of Coste di Cuma, Monteruscello, and Scalandrone.

Variety: 100% Piedirosso

Volume: 2020

Vinification: Maceration in stainless steel tanks for 10 days. Further aging in stainless steel tanks and then in bottles

Colour: Bright red
Fragrance: Delicate spicy aromas of red cherry, raspberry, and violet, with a delicate smoky undertone.
Taste: Clear and very well defined on the palate, with convincingly precise and juicy flavors of red berries and dark red cherries that are ripe and vibrant; it’s truly like biting into a crisp, sweet, perfumed black cherry. The finish is long and mineral, with soft tannins and a harmonious acidity that allows the flavors to linger. Delicious now, but with the potential to age a bit, this is undoubtedly the best Piedirosso wine of the vintage. A very difficult variety to grow and to make wine from. I can't even tell you how hard it is to find a Piedirosso wine that is this good (while actually reminding you of Piedirosso). Well done again.

Dish combinations:

• Various meat dishes such as Talgliato manzo with salsa verde
• Grilled or roasted chicken, rabbit, saltimbocca
• Pasta alla puttanesca
• Eggplant Parmesan.
  
• Caponata with Tuna

Serving temperature: 16-18 C°

Shelf life: until 2032

Anecdote: 'Giuseppe Fortunato makes only 2 wines: Falanghina and Piedirosso. They are both an example of true terroir wines in all their purity, aged in steel tanks, no intervention in the vineyards or cellar, but what class!'

Scores: 95/100

Scores Comments Terroir Sense: Bright red. Delicately spicy aromas of red cherry, raspberry and violet, with a delicate smoky undertone. Bright and very well delineated in the mouth, with compellingly precise and juicy red berry and dark red cherry flavours that are ripe and vibrant; this is really like biting into a crunchy, sweet, perfumed black cherry. Finishes long and mineral, with suave tannins and harmonious acidity that nicely extends the flavours. Delicious now but with the potential to age some, this is not so arguably the best Piedirosso wine of the vintage. A very difficult variety to grow and make wine from, I can’t even begin to tell you just how difficult it is to find a Piedirosso wine that is this good (while actually reminding of Piedirosso). Well done again.