The 2000 harvest was similar to the 1999 one, and the wine follows the qualitative imprint of the previous one. The summer began hot and dry, then offset by a wider temperature range in the second half. Shortly before harvest, a long period of rain contributed to the positive results obtained, as the grapes, suffering from the drought but healthy, regained the quality necessary for a good harvest.

The idea remains to let the fruit express itself, as well as the toasting of the barrique (from 6 months to 1 year of aging). The wine is more powerful on the nose and more complex on the palate. It has a good alcohol content and a nice acidity.

The harvest is beautiful and the grapes are perfect. The wine follows the perfect climatic trend; it is certainly one of the best vintages made with Nicola Trabucco.

We are moving from a bush-trained vine system with double crossed cordon pruning to two new experiments for our area: Guyot and spurred cordon (ultimately preferring the former).

A hot and dry year. Temperatures fluctuate slightly. It rains even in summer, but the rain is concentrated in a few scattered days and causes little damage. Harvest is between mid- and late September.

Upon tasting, the wine presents itself as a deep, intense red. Initial strawberry aromas give way to blueberry, cherry, and blackberry. The toasting of the French oak barrels from Allier and Never is evident, complementing the typical Primitivo sweetness of jam and herbaceous notes.

Perfect paired with mixed grilled meats and mature cheeses.

2002 was a difficult vintage. Rainy after a warm spring. Especially in the second half of the summer, heavy rainfall affected the grapes. We were forced to do extensive manual sorting during the harvest. But then the wine changed our expectations, developing in unexpectedly positive ways.

We are joined by a new winemaker, coming from Umbria to Campania for the first time: Dr. Maurilio Chioccia, who proves himself with this challenging vintage. The wine initially appears more agile and lean, lower in alcohol than previous vintages, but has the color of a vibrant, impenetrable red. The aromas, hidden at the start, then open up with a delightfully long finish on notes of red fruit and undergrowth, enveloped by spicy notes of licorice and coffee. The vinous character of the early years later fades, giving way to berries and a fragrant finish with soft, velvety tannins.

Recommended on mixed roasts.

2003 was a great vintage. It was a hot year, record-breaking. There was no rain from spring until mid-September. A momentous harvest began on August 25th. In the vineyards, we have now exclusively adopted the Guyot training system, a natural extension of the historic bush-trained vines.

The grapes are slightly dried on the vine. The wine presents a powerful fruitiness, initially strawberry and cherry, then blackberry, and plenty of plum, all wrapped up in balsamic and candied fruit aromas that only the notable minerality manages to balance.

Dark ruby ​​with subtle garnet highlights. The glycerine texture is also noticeable. A unique wine with an unmistakable identity. On the palate, we find the terroir and varietal, the volcanic soil, the southern exposure of the Massico, and the sea breezes that lend a smoothness that corresponds to a freshness that cleanses the palate.

In the mouth it is concentrated, pulpy, powerful, with balsamic notes and an interminable finish of resin and dark chocolate.

To pair with roast red meats, game and mature cheeses.

A complex year with a rainy and humid spring; it continued to rain heavily even in June.

The dry, sunny summer prevented the grapes from ripening as expected, partly due to repeated temperature swings of up to 8 degrees Celsius in the evening. Sporadic hailstorms in late August and heavy rain forced us to meticulously select the grapes. The harvest was late, beginning in late September.

The result is an austere wine of 14 degrees achieved with tenacity, a complex and profound wine.

The ruby ​​color is dense but luminous. The aroma is dense and mineral, finishing with notes of leather, spice, and coffee.

Less structured on the palate than its predecessor, but very elegant. It holds up well over the years and is naturally destined to age.

A good year apart from the initial abnormal heat and an epochal hailstorm in June which destroyed 20% of the potential.

A summer characterized by warm days and cool, breezy evenings. A good amount of rainfall followed in the second half of the summer, delaying the harvest by a few days.

The result is a wine that immediately appears ripe, with fewer fruity sensations, but with dried rose and a more evident spicy/mineral note. The tasting begins with the visual sensations, to which this vintage offers a complex chromatic texture, from bright ruby ​​red to purple hues.

Even the glycerine consistency is noticeable. A unique wine with an unmistakable identity.

On the nose, a clean aroma reveals notes of wilted roses, along with blackberry, strawberry, black cherry, aloe, prickly pear, berry jam, and a spicy finish. On the palate, the terroir is evident, with a smoothness that complements a well-balanced burst of freshness. On the palate, it is concentrated, refined, fleshy, rounded, and persistent. It’s easy to drink, but is best enjoyed after a few years.

The 2006 vintage was a complex one. It started off heart-pounding with intense heat early in May, followed by unusually cold spells between late May and early June, followed by ten days of heavy rain and light hailstorms, though they didn’t cause any damage. Unseasonably cold. However, we were fortunate to harvest the first grapes from a new vineyard planted in 2002 in Santa Maria Boccadoro, at about 280 meters above sea level.

It reaches the glass with an extremely deep appearance, veering towards an intense, impenetrable ruby ​​red. An expressive nose of dried plum and black cherry, wild fennel, black cherries, and notes of graphite. Agile, powerful, and muscular, yet surprisingly easy to drink and with a balsamic finish.

Perfect pairing with baked stuffed guinea fowl.

Unusual climate. A warm winter and rainy spring accelerate the plant’s growth. Rain has been absent since late May. The first ten days of June are quite cool, followed by the onset of unusually intense heat, reaching record highs, with little temperature range. Very humid at the end of August.

Maturation was anticipated by about 15 days. However, the result is a truly beautiful wine: clean, crisp, warm, and harmonious. The striking, bright red color denotes freshness. The aromas of red fruit, dried flowers, graphite, and a great explosion of ripe fruit preserved in alcohol: black cherries, plums, and currants are clear and evident. All this is complemented by a balanced and precise acidity, although it appears more lively in the early years. This is an absolutely necessary condition to support its evolution in the bottle. Overall, it therefore shows a predisposition for long aging. We tried it after years and it holds its age very well.

Recommended on braised meats and mature cheeses.

Average rainy winter with hot/mild summer and quite muggy/hot September.

The grapes are ripening steadily and decisively. Harvest takes place in mid-September, and the grapes are healthy.

The resulting wine sits at a full 15% ABV, is rounded, harmonious, and flavorful of ripe red fruit, ready to drink immediately. It doesn’t have the complexity of the 2007, but it’s well-supported by freshness and silky tannins. Complex spices, graphite, and berries are clearly evident.

Excellent pairing with baked pasta, Neapolitan ragù, red meats, game.

A moderately rainy spring with mild temperatures, conditions that caused the vines to sprout about ten days earlier than in 2008, a time that continued throughout the subsequent vegetative phases.

Summer alternating between dry and rainy periods, with rain returning every other week from September 10th.

Given the small quantity of grapes we decide not to let Campantuono come out, giving space to the second label, the daughter of younger vineyards: Conclave

The wine has made the most of the grapes’ long aging on the vine, allowing for complete maturation. In its early years, the wine appears very youthful, yet retains all the typical aromatic characteristics of the variety. However, it’s already clear that time will only improve. Herbaceous notes predominate, a clear sign of the potential for maturation in the bottle, which will allow it to mature fully over time.

It is recommended to pair with game, hare, and young cheeses.

Winter and spring are particularly humid and rainy with temperatures in line with seasonal averages.

In summer and the first ten days of September, sunshine and high temperatures abound, but they are also fueled by cool evening winds punctuated by occasional drizzle. Then, in September, rains extended the ripening period in later-ripening areas and on the plains.

However, the health of the grapes allows them to be kept on the vine for a long time. Harvest takes place around September 12-14.

The wine presents an elegant, impenetrable purple color. The nose opens with aromas of undergrowth and smoke, followed by hints of tobacco and pepper, dried flowers, graphite, morello cherry, cinnamon, and pipe tobacco.

Notes of ripe black cherries, plums, tobacco, and leather are especially evident on the palate. The long finish is tempered by dense, silky tannins and bitter cocoa.

To be paired with baked pork rib.

In 2011, we produced only our second label, Conclave. A blend of several vineyards of varying ages, over the years it has developed a distinctive character that increasingly resembles its older brother.

A splendid summer, sunny and warm enough to allow harvesting in early September, even though winter, spring, and early summer were very rainy, especially in mid-June. After that, no rain at all from mid-July until September.

Temperatures rise significantly in mid-August and remain very high and muggy until September 25th, resulting in an optimal temperature range, along with the inevitable drop at night.

Harvest begins on September 7th. The humid climate of the second ten days of August makes it difficult to maintain the integrity of the skins, so we carefully select the grapes. The significant temperature variations contribute to the elegance and balance of the wine.

It’s a dark, dense red, with a youthful expression contained at the very edge. The aroma is clean, balsamic, incisive, and complex. Its nuances unfold as it ages in the glass. With each sip, it becomes more complex. Long and lively, it never tires. Black cherry and plum are always present, along with a herbaceous and spicy finish.

A mild winter until early February, when an exceptional cold snap hits all of Europe and brings light snowfall to Italy as well. The end of winter is rather dry, albeit cold. March is warm. April is bitingly cold. May is rainy and cool. June begins unstable. On June 20th, the heat begins.

The summer was hot and muggy, but also rainy and very unstable. Such a complex climatic year led to a slightly late harvest to allow for proper ripening of the grapes. Careful selection in the vineyards resulted in a low yield of around 40%.

We prefer to continue releasing only the CONCLAVE label. Harvesting takes place in two stages: September 8-10 and then September 19-25, alternating the harvests during rainy periods.

However, the resulting wine – the product of these micro-harvests – gives us great satisfaction; the hard work in the vineyard is evident and the slight over-ripening of the final blends can be tasted.

The color of the 2012 CONCLAVE is the same as always: dark red, but with a garnet edge.

A broad aromatic palette ranging from wild berries to balsamic resin notes, with spicy notes and a vegetal presence. After aeration, the wine reveals plenty of candied fruit, oriental spices, and dates. Just the right amount of smoothness, with the unmistakable herbaceous note typical of fresh vintages, a backbone that helps maintain the wine’s youth.

The 2013 harvest was marked by a climatic season dominated by rain: winter, spring and summer.

We arrive at mid-July with a significant reduction in the grape load, although not as significant as the previous year.

Fortunately, August was warm, and the grapes benefited from the sun to optimally concentrate the sugars. The wine matures quickly in the bottle, offering delightful sensations with every new sip.

The main characteristic is the expressive and aromatic readiness mainly oriented towards the hints of red berry fruits with intrusions of fresh and balsamic undergrowth.

This vintage stands out for its robust body, capable of sustaining good aging. Fruit and spice are well balanced, but the muscle that lends depth prevails.

The 2014 vintage was also marked by rain.

Although winter temperatures are mild, rainfall is not as mild, which is persistent and consistent, especially throughout the growing season, and does not give in to either spring or summer.

Only the beginning of August marks a respite, allowing the grapes to ripen properly.

We go down to the vineyard over and over again to manage the grapes and vegetation in order to make the most of the available solar energy, with patient care of the plants.

We harvest at the end of September with a careful selection of the grapes. Despite the rainy season, the 2014 wine presents itself at the first tastings as warm, sunny, rich, and rock-solid in its consistency. The plump, dark fruits are those of the forest, with balsamic/herbaceous and mentholated notes.

The balance between the acidic/tannic components and the soft/fruity body is fascinating. The finish is long and elegant.

The 2015 vintage was characterised by particularly intense heat in the month of July and little rainfall.

An optimal climate for producing healthy, clean, crisp grapes. Campantuono returns, presenting a dense and compact garnet red, almost impenetrable. The richness of its aromas is evident, revealing its nuances with each successive passage in the glass.

The aroma is classic, but there’s plenty of substance. The alcohol content stands at 17.5% for the first time, and the total dry extract is incredible. The nose is filled with elegant notes of black cherry, dried flowers, fruit preserved in alcohol, black cherry jam, and orange zest.

On the palate, the sensation is of a rich, fleshy, and textured wine. The fresh notes, expressed by the elegant acidity, create the structure of this sumptuous wine, further balancing its harmony.

Despite its youth (it’s been aged for more than ten years), its balance is remarkable. The long finish and aftertaste are satisfying and gratifying. A great wine for strong and discerning palates.

Pairing with Roman tanned leather.

The 2016 vintage should be framed as a great year, yet it did not start out with all the favours.

A cold winter and a rainy spring determined the initial structure. A comparison could be made with the 2015 vintage, but this is even better because it is more balanced. The summer was initially hot, but then things changed, with rain and humidity arriving, compromising some of the grapes.

This is a difficult start, difficult for those who—like us—always want to preserve the fruit in their wines. The harvest is split into two phases: starting in mid-September, with careful and meticulous sorting of the grapes, first the plump ones, then the semi-dried ones.

The result is a wine with an intense and impenetrable color, vivid and brilliant. The nose is opulent and powerful, with notes of blueberry juice, plum jam, and a mineral finish, laurel, green tea, and earthy notes.

On the palate it shows an impressive gustatory progression, which combines material and glyceric roundness and flashes of freshness with a marked alcoholic strength.

The persistence is very long both on the nose and on the mouth.

A 70% dark chocolate finish. A true champion, the fruit of hard work in the vineyard.

Pairs well with lamb, game, braised meats, and Roman conciato.

The 2017 vintage closes the circle of the 3 super vintages: 2015 / 2016 / 2017. It also should be framed as a great vintage.

A harsh winter, a balanced spring and a torrid summer contributed to a calm harvest without jolts, without disturbances.

The healthy, crisp, and slightly dried grapes then created the muscular wine we’ve become accustomed to drinking in recent years. High glycemic index, alcohol, and record-breaking structure. The wine is black, swirls proudly in the glass, is textured, and leaves a pulpy teardrop. On the nose, it’s clean, with notes of cinnamon, blood orange, concentrated fruit, black cherries in alcohol, dates, figs, currants, blueberry and blackberry jam, and dark, juicy cherries. On the palate, it’s as balanced as ever.

Glycerin, softness, freshness, and tannins blend seamlessly together and flood the palate in a balanced way, like a powerful yet precise pedal stroke. Record length. A wine that can be forgotten for years in the cellar and opened for a special occasion.

Recommended pairing: when still young, with red meats and rich first courses such as Neapolitan ragù. After a few years, it pairs well with lamb, braised meats, and very mature cheeses.

A decidedly difficult year.

Winter, rainy and almost mild at first, arrives forcefully in January, bringing snow down to low altitudes. The vineyards are tinged with white, a rare occurrence in our area!

Spring begins mildly, with a balanced first half, followed by an anomalous and moderately rainy second half. Summer, too, appears to be in climatic equilibrium, but then turns humid and rainy.

The rains will continue until the end of August and much of September, key months for our harvests. These will bring concentration and balance to our first estate white wine, MEMORIAE, but will also affect the quality of the red grapes, which will undergo substantial selection, resulting in a lower-than-average harvest.

The harvests continue—depending on the weather—and so we’re moving the heart of the harvest to the end of September. The grapes are carefully selected and graded. Yields are below 40%. Some vineyards will yield around 2,000 kilograms of grapes per hectare, but fortunately the new plantings are providing a significant boost.

A little over 2 years after the harvest, the wines are as follows:

CONCLAVE: It is clear in color, appearing bright purple red, quite bright and impenetrable with an equally luminous edge. On the nose, it opens with aromas of dates, followed by balsamic, almost sulphurous notes, including wax, white butter, and again fruity aromas with citron peel, blood orange, and bergamot, with a finish of date jam once again. On the palate, it has the sensation of a still young wine, yet already velvety and appropriately fresh and savory; it produces a succulence in the mouth. It is definitely a wine for medium to long aging.

CAMPANTUONO: A poetic wine for us, proud of the tenacity in preserving the grapes until they were perfectly ripe, risking the entire harvest due to the rain. The wine is almost black in color, impenetrable, with a dark, shiny red rim. On the nose, it is intense, complex, spicy, and fruity, with notes of blueberry juice, dates, figs, tobacco, licorice root, and red plums. On the palate, it is powerful, with its 16% ABV, which relaxes beautifully into the red fruit. A concentration of spices, one of the most balanced Campantuonos ever. A wine enjoyable immediately, but best cellared for several years.

The 2019 vintage will be remembered among the great vintages.
The balance shifts toward power.

Climate: A mild, moderately rainy winter; January and February were slightly cooler, though rainy, heralding an unusual climate. The following spring and summer were extremely hot, with drought the main theme.
Final result: A hot, scorching harvest, beginning on August 28th and ending in mid-September. Very healthy grapes, more overripe than usual in some areas. The lower-than-average wine yield (under 58%) indicates very high extracts and powerful wines; this is a challenge for us. Lots of fruit in the glass, followed by jam and sweet spices.

Conclave e Campantuono exudes power and elegance. High alcohol content but with extraordinary control.

Perfect pairing: braised meats or aged cheeses. These wines are also perfect after a meal.

2020 was a memorable vintage, not only for the wines it gave us, but also for the pandemic, an event that changed the world and all processes known until then. In the vineyard, after a mild winter, an equally mild spring arrived, with little rain and appropriately balanced by evening temperatures. A dry and dry summer accompanied us until the harvest, again rainless and quite warm.

For white grapes, the harvest begins on September 7th, for red grapes on September 9th. Wines with medium/high alcohol content continue fermentation throughout the month of September, causing quite a few headaches in the cellar given the high sugar concentrations.

The Memoriae white wine expresses a lot of fruit on the nose and gives us a balanced, fresh, harmonious sip.

Opimiano and Conclave are complex, balsamic and powerful wines.

Campantuono, on the other hand, offers us yet another gem, reaching excellence after a few years in glass. Enveloping, balanced in a perfect balance of power and freshness.

To be paired with great cheeses.