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“Terra di Lavoro” Rosso Campania IGP 2019 · MAGNUM in OWC
Campania's winegrowers look back on 2019 as a dream year with joy and satisfaction. Everything was just right here and the quality and quantity of the grapes harvested left little to be desired. Full, rich ruby red colour. Captivating notes of black cherries, cocoa, graphite and sweet spices on the nose, with white smoke and dried flowers in the background. On the palate, it has a beguiling extract sweetness and further fruity textures, which interweave with salty flavours and a subtle minerality that make up a typical Terra di Lavoro. The polished tannins and a hint of graphite round off the endlessly long flavour experience and make the wine a true beauty to remember. Challenging and tantalising, just the way you like it! SUPERIORE.DE
"Year after year, this blend of Aglianico and Piedirosso produces one of my favourite wines from Campania. The grapes (from a blend of 40% younger vines and 60% vines up to 25 years old) are grown at an altitude of 450 metres on volcanic soils between Sessa Aurunca and Galluccio, which are predominantly west-facing. It is fermented in stainless steel with selected yeasts and matures for 12 months in French oak barrels. It has a dark purple-red colour and shows restrained notes of cassis, Modica chocolate, fresh leather and black olives. The attack is firm, broad and refined, with youthful, grainy tannins of great extraction on the mid palate, followed by a sweet aftertaste. Dark fruit acidity is abundant, well integrated yet brilliant, giving the wine a relaxed drinkability." Decanter
"The Galardi 2019 Terra di Lavoro shows pretty density and concentration that offers firmness without feeling heavy or too thick. The bouquet does show a savory character of charred spice and cured tobacco that follows dark fruit and baked plum. This is a very elegant, medium to full-bodied Campania red." Wine Advocate
"The Terra di Lavoro 2019 seduces with a dramatic bouquet that blends wild blueberries with crushed violets, cloves, dried orange peel and a lovely hint of sweet smoke. This wine is a model of elegance, velvety yet cool in flavour. A lively, acidic core keeps masses of ripe red and black fruit in constant play. The tannins are chiselled, creating a crisp feel, and although the wine is structured for the long haul, it remains surprisingly fresh and graceful. The sophistication and balance of this wine tantalises the imagination. The 2019 is not to be missed." Vinous
"The polished oak is immediately noticeable on the nose, but then comes a fabulous array of black fruits with dark plums, blackcurrants and berries, as well as some coffee cream and chocolate. Full-bodied and intense with silky layers of fruit, dark chocolate and fine, grainy tannins that pick up many of the fruit and flavour aromas and lead into a long finish. Delicious to taste now, even to drink, but it will improve in bottle. Best from 2023 onwards." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 80% Aglianico, 20% Piedirosso
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2039+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 35,10 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,75 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,86 g/l
- Sulfite: 76 mg/l
- pH value: 3,58
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned13112219 · 1,5 l · 86,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping3 units available
“Terra di Lavoro” Rosso Campania IGP 2018 · MAGNUM in OWC
2018 was another challenging year for classic, natural winemaking. And yet Terra di Lavoro is more classic than ever in this vintage: Dark ruby with violet reflections. Compact, initially closed nose, then the wine opens up with dark tones of blueberry, eucalyptus and liquorice root. Likewise on the palate, restrained at first and only gradually do the seemingly endless layers open up to reveal plenty of fruity notes, a sweet and sour charge of red berries and a beguilingly vinous taste experience. There is no doubt about it, this is the wildly romantic interpretation of a Terra di Lavoro that could not be more authentic and we are very curious to see how it will develop in the coming years/decades. Because so much time simply has to be. SUPERIORE.DE
"A celebrated blend of 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso, the Galardi 2018 Terra di Lavoro is redolent of plum and dark cherry confit. There is a mature, baked quality to the fruit with background notes of white pepper and ample spice or vanilla from French oak. However, the wine is tannic and sharp in terms of mouthfeel, and you can't help but wonder if phenolic ripening was off in this vintage. It might just need to smooth out with more bottle age." Wine Advocate
"The 2018 Terra di Lavoro is wonderfully expressive and fruit-forward, with a bouquet that blends violets with sweet autumnal spices, black cherry and blueberry jam. It’s soft and round in feel, filling the palate with ripe red fruits, as a savory-salty tension builds, and brisk acids maintain an unexpectedly vibrant impression. Its structure comes forward through the finale, pinching at the cheeks with grippy poise, while leaving a seductive mix of plum, licorice, hints of tangerine and purple-tinged inner florals. While I don’t expect the 2018 to be the longest-lived Terra di Lavoro, it will deliver many years of drinking pleasure after only a short stay in the cellar. Frankly, its bouquet alone makes it difficult to pull yourself away from the glass. This is a blend of 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso that spends a year in barrique." Vinous
"Crushed berries, black pepper, cloves, ash and hot stones. It’s full-bodied and dense with chewy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. It’s tight and very structured in the mouth. Chewy yet polished tannins. Unique flavors of tar and black stones. Drink after 2024." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 80% Aglianico, 20% Piedirosso
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2038+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 34,10 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,89 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,95 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,65
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned13112218 · 1,5 l · 86,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping5 units available
The small Campanian municipality of Sessa Aurunca is considered the "gateway to the south" due to its proximity to Lazio, which leads us into the beautiful landscape of the extinct Roccamonfina volcano. The vineyards here thrive on the rocky soils marked by volcanic ash, into which the roots must laboriously bore. Although this area has never really been known for the production of high-quality wines, the Galardi winery has managed to get the entire wine world excited about the potential of this unique terroir in one fell swoop.
A great passion for ancient Campanian grape varieties brought three cousins and their wives - Maria Luisa Murena and Roberto Selvaggi, Dora and Arturo Celentano and Francesco Catello - together in 1991 to produce the best wine in the region. To support them, they engaged none other than the famous Riccardo Cotarella, who is one of the most important oenologists in Italy and has a special affinity for southern Italian grape varieties.
Together they decided to make only one wine: Terra di Lavoro - and with perfection. The result was a red blend of 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso grapes. Two important grape varieties of the region, which harmonise in a fascinating way when blended, because the Aglianico contributes the power and expressive structure, whereas the Piedirosso provides the aroma of red fruits and a noticeably fresh acidity.
Amidst ancient chestnut forests, these vines grow in the single vineyard San Carlo di Sessa Aurunca at 450 metres above sea level, where the light breeze from the Mediterranean ensures the health of the grapes. With the right pruning in winter, yields are reduced to a minimum so that in summer really only the best, fully ripe grapes can be harvested. The 20-day fermentation with skin contact is followed by acid reduction in the form of malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, which gives the wine its accessibility.
The production process is rounded off by a twelve-month ageing period in new barriques, which gives the red wine, which is highly praised every year, an exceptional storage potential of up to 30 years. Accordingly, the different vintages have multi-layered aromatic profiles of delicate floral notes, black cherries, cassis, graphite and tar nuances that promise us varied taste experiences.
The label of Terra di Lavoro shows a historical map from 1700 depicting the territory of the northern province of Campania at the time of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and, together with the name of the wine (Ital. Land of Labour), recalls the history of this region. The Kingdom of Sicily Beyond (Regno di Sicilia ulteriore) comprised the island of Sicily with its capital Palermo, while the Kingdom of Sicily on this side (Regno di Sicilia citeriore) comprised the southern Italian mainland with its capital Naples, the mainland Sicily also being referred to as the Kingdom of Naples for ease of distinction.
Despite the efforts of the star oenologist Cotarella, the success of the Galardi winery is based solely on the "storytelling" abilities of the wine, which testify to the quality of the grapes, the characteristics of the soil and the climatic conditions of each vintage. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Year founded: 1991
- Owners: Maria Luisa Murena, Francesco Catello, Dora and Arturo Celentano
- Oenologist: Riccardo Cotarella
- Annual production: approx. 35,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 10 hectares
- Natural viticulture