Miniere Greco di Tufo DOP Riserva 2021 - Cantine dell'Angelo

Miniere Greco di Tufo DOP Riserva - Cantine dell’Angelo

Obtained from grapes of tufa greens from a vineyard located on a clay-calcareous soil close to the venting buckets of the ancient sulfur mines. Selected grape harvesting and fermentation with only native yeasts, it follows a maturation period on lees for about 6 months. Refinement in steel for 3-4 months and in bottle for 2-3 months. Greco di Tufo Miniere has golden color, nose expresses a disproportionate mineral tension and notes of white pulp fruit. In the mouth is vertical, with freshness and sapidity to dictate the speed of drink, very satisfying, and the alcohol in balance with the acidity. A white of extreme power but not muscular, full expression of the vine.

Service

We recommend tasting the Greco di Tufo Miniere a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip goblets. Daily wine, but will express the best of himself in a few years. It is advisable to keep it in a horizontal position in a fresh, damp, dark cellar.

Pairing

The Greco di Tufo Miniere is well combined with crude and cooked seafood, shellfish catalana, to try with spaghetti with sea urchin eggs.

Cellar:  Cantine dell'Angelo

is located in the district of Campanaro, at a height of between 300 and 350 meters s.l.m. The cellars are run by the Mute family, of which Angelo is the third generation. Angelo decided to grab the grapes that were previously sold to the cooperative. An organic agriculture, attentive to the soil and nature applied to the vineyard parcels that Angelo manages; 5 hectares in the Campanaro district, and one hectare in Torre Favale, situated on clay-calcareous terrain, characterized by the presence of sulfur from the old mines placed in the subsoil. Angelo wines are traditionally vinified in order to enhance Greek salt and minerals components.