Villa Matilde Falerno del Massico Rosso 2018

Villa Matilde Falerno del Massico Rosso 2018

Villa Matilde, 0,75 l - 14.00%
80% Aglianico, 20% Piedirosso

CHF 19.57
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Campania - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Villa Matilde Falerno del Massico Rosso 2018
“Nec cellis ideo contende Falernis", wrote Virgil in his Georgics: "Don’t try to outdo Falernum". This most famous wine in literature and history is a blend of aglianico and piedirosso; the clusters are carefully quality-selected from the hillside vineyards on the San Castrese estate growing on the slopes of the extinct Roccamonfina volcano, in the province of Caserta.

Colour

Ruby red.

Bouquet

Its intense, rich bouquet is brimming with fragrant sweet violets, wild black berryfruit, cherry, blackberry, and raspberry.

Flavour

The palate is full-volumed, elegant, and finely balanced in all its components.

Pairing

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Villa Matilde Falerno del Massico Rosso 2018
Type Red still
Classification DOC Falerno del Massico Rosso
Year 2018
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.00% by volume
Grape varieties 80% Aglianico, 20% Piedirosso
Country
Region Campania
Origin Cellole (CE).
Climate Altitude. 140 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Volcanic, with abundant phosphorus, potassium, and microelements.
Cultivation system Guyot, with about 6 buds per vine.
No. plants per hectare 5,000-7,000
Yield per hectare Around 6,000kg/h
Harvest Aglianico: Third 10 days of October. Piedirosso: Second 10 days of October.
Vinification After de-stemming and pressing, the must ferments on the skins at 25-26° for about 20-25 days, with daily pumpover and délestages. Malolactic fermentation follows.
Ageing Half of the wine matures in one-third new Allier oak barriques, and the other half in the traditional 10- to 35hl large Slavonian oak casks, for a period of 10-12 months, followed by ageing in the bottle.
Production year 130,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
On offer Price Villa Matilde Falerno del Massico Rosso 2018 CHF 19.57  inc VAT

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Vintage

James Suckling
91/100 
2018
xtraWine
89/100 
2018
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2016
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2016
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2015
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2015
Vinous
92/100 
2015
Luca Maroni
91/99 
2014
Villa Matilde
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The story of Villa Matilde Avallone began in the 1960s with Francesco Paolo Avallone, a lawyer and passionate connoisseur of ancient wines, who, intrigued by Pliny's stories and the verses of Virgil, Martial and Horace on Vinum Falernum, decided to b...

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