Luigi Tecce Poliphemo Taurasi DOCG
2013
750ml
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Wine Type:
Red
Varietal:
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100% Aglianico
Region, Subregion, Country:
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Campania, Italy
Appellation:
Taurasi DOCG
Description:
On the nose, Poliphemo releases heady chain of fruity, spicy and mineral notes. In the mouth charms for elegance and power, as only a truly excellent wine can do. Luigi Tecce is one of the most visionary and competent producers of Italian wine. A man who knows at the same time unite pragmatism and poetry. If it is not poetic call Poliphemo their flagship wine.
Winery:
Luigi Tecce's estate is located among Campania's Irpinian hills on the border of the Castelfanci & Paternopoli villages on calcareous rocky soils overlain with a smattering of volcanic dust. The area is famous for producing fine wines from the Aglianico grape that is then vinified as Taurasi DOCG. Similar terrain to that of Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont, giving wines that are richly intense also with a scintillating structure for longer ageing.
Wine Making:
Triple A, Wines made with Old Style Artisanal Methods,Indigenous yeasts
Style:
Silky & Smooth
Dominant Flavour:
Red Fruit
Sweet Spice
Mineral
Food Pairings:
Roasted-Grilled Meat, Red Meat Stew
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