2021 Ciro Picariello Greco di Tufo, Campania, Italy
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100% Greco Bianco
Ciro Picariello has quickly become one of the star producers of Campania white wine. He and his wife started their winery back in 1997, but their first vintage under their label was not until 2004. He works ‘naturally’ in the vineyard, all by hand. He counts himself fortunate in that the region receives plenty of beneficial spring rain annually.
Sourced from vineyards in Tufo and Montefusco - some of the highest and most mineral zones in the Greco di Tufo appellation. The soil in this vineyard is a sandy clay of volcanic origin called tuff, or 'tufo' in Italian (but the name of the appellation refers not to the soil, but to the village of Tufo, which is not far from Avellino). Chunks of pure sulfur can sometimes be found in the vineyard.Stunning white wine, savory, very minerally, long and complex with orange blossom, citrus peel, melon.