Description
Naturalis Historia is a wine made with grapes from a 40-year-old vineyard on our Mirabella Eclano estate. Highly structured and long-lived, it represents Irpinia, an ancient and gloomy territory that Virgil described as: "Land jealous of its many mysteries".
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1878
- Oenologist: Massimo Di Renzo
- Bottles produced: 1.700.000
- Hectares: 260
Ten generations have since then run the family business, amidst alternating fortunes, as always happens in the histories of long-standing family businesses. Read more
| Name | Mastroberardino Naturalis Historia Taurasi Riserva 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Taurasi DOCG |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Aglianico |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Vendor | Mastroberardino |
| Origin | Mirabella Eclano (AV) |
| Climate | Altitude: 400 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East. |
| Soil composition | Deep, sandy loam texture, of volcanic origin, with clay at depth and traces of limestone along the entire profile. |
| Cultivation system | Espalier with spurred cordon pruning |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Yield per hectare | 50 q. |
| Harvest | End of October, hand-harvested |
| Wine making | Classic red vinification, long maceration with skins at controlled temperature. |
| Aging | In French oak barriques for a period of 24 months. In bottle for 30 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

