Mastroberardino - Taurasi Radici 2012
Mastroberardino is located in the Province of Avellino, in the region of Campania , Italy . The Mastroberardino family has been cultivating vines and producing wine since the middle of the 18th century, for 11 generations. It was the 9th generation, Antonio Mastroberardino , who brought the winery international recognition, but his career was initially difficult. Returning home after World War II, Antonio found his family's estate in ruins; the result of war, economic depression, phylloxera and neglect. Determined to rebuild and develop the family business, he began a vast project to restore the estate and the vineyards. He spent the next decades buying the best vineyards in Irpinia and greater Campania, where he devoted plantations to three old, almost extinct Campanian grape varieties : Fiano, Greco and Aglianico.
Radici is a Taurasi DOCG made from Aglianico . The grapes come from the estate's two vineyards in Montemarano and Mirabella Eclano. The manual harvest takes place at the end of October and the beginning of November. Fermentation in stainless steel vats is followed by a long maceration at controlled temperature in stainless steel vats. The wine is aged for 24 months in French oak barrels and Slavonian barrels , followed by a minimum refinement of 24 months in bottle . This Radici Taurasi has an aging potential of 50 years and more.
Grape variety: 100% Aglianico
