Campania red wines
Campania red wines are one of the national agricultural system’s pride and their succes is due to the mild climate and to the fact that the production areas are located near to the sea (indeed, the vineyards are cultivated between 250 and 800 metres above sea level, often on a volcanic terrain, taking the advantage of being exposed to the typical weather of the Mediterranean scrub). All these environmental conditions enable the production of truly unique red wines. As a matter of fact, the realisation of most of Campania red wines has been constantly regulated and protected by regional procedural guidelines which confer the various DOCG (Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin), DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin), IGP (Protected Geographical Indication) and IGT (Typical Geographical Indication) designations. Aglianico is the undisputed ruler among the vineyards from the Campania region: an ancient vine which has its full expression in the Taurasi wine district, especially in the territory of the town of the same name.
Campania red wines: designations
Campania red wines obtained the DOC and DOCG designations since the end of 1960s: Ischia wine, produced in the homonymous island, was the first Campania red wine to achieve the DOC designation in 1966 (historically the second Italian DOC designation), then it was the turn of Taurasi wine at the beginning of 1970s and Vesuvio wine in 1983. In the course of time, unitl today several Campania red wines have obtained the designations included in the procedural guidelines which certify their excellence and uniqueness.
The most popular Campania red wines
Campania red wines are amongst the most famous and approved wines in Italy and in the world as well, which include among them: Taurasi DOCG, Aglianico del Taburno DOCG, Irpinia DOC and Sannio DOC, as regards the hinterland; the typical DOC wines produced in the volcanic area, as Vesuvio DOC and Campi Flegrei DOC; Ischia DOC and Capri DOC from the islands; last but not least, Penisola Sorrentina DOC, Costa di Amalfi DOC e Cilento DOC from the coast, along with many otherIIGP/IGTwines.
Buy Campania red wines at the best price
Buy Campania red wines directly from local producers in order to achieve the best price. On the Taurasi DOCG marketplace you can buy directly from the local winemakers.
Taurasi DOCG “Vigna Cinque Querce” – Salvatore Molettieri
Original price was: €59,00.€48,00Current price is: €48,00.Salvatore Molettieri’s Taurasi DOCG “Vigna Cinque Querce” is a dark and intense ruby red wine. With a strong personality and complex structure, the nose offers scents ranging from spicy pepper and nutmeg and elegant balsamic nuances, which blend with ripe plum and licorice and coffee sensations. Enveloping, warm and opulent in the mouth, but also extremely fresh and savory with the dense tannic texture. A unique taste, with a surprising finish that leaves a long memory of ripe fruit and roasting in the mouth.
Taurasi DOCG “Don Ciriaco” – Miér Vini
€26,00Taurasi DOCG “Don Ciriaco” is a wine with an intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections. On the nose it reveals a broad and complex, intense bouquet, with notes of cherry, berries, spices and mineral notes. On the palate it is full, austere, velvety, with sweet and ripe tannins. Long-lived. A taste of great structure and engaging complexity that concludes with a persistent finish.
Taurasi DOCG “Vigna S. Michele” – Miér Vini
€23,50Taurasi DOCG “Vigna S. Michele” is a wine with an intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections. On the nose it is ethereal, with a broad and complex bouquet characteristic of the territories that constitute the municipality of Taurasi. On the palate it is elegant, soft, round and harmonious with pleasant notes of red fruits, plum and cloves. A taste of great structure and complexity that concludes with a balanced aftertaste with pleasant notes of black cherries.
Taurasi DOCG “Santa Vara” – La Molara
€29,50Taurasi DOCG “Santa Vara” is a wine with an intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections. On the nose it reveals a large and intense bouquet, fruity, with spicy aromas, tobacco, leather, cocoa and balsamic notes. On the palate it is soft, elegant, with marked tannins. A taste of great structure and engaging complexity that concludes with a persistent finish.
Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Santa Vara” – La Molara
€33,50Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Santa Vara” is a wine with an intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections. The nose it reveals a complex and intense bouquet, with spicy aromas, tobacco, cocoa and balsamic notes. On the palate it is soft, elegant, fine, with ripe and marked tannins. A taste of great structure and engaging complexity that concludes with a very persistent finish.
Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Sensi” – Fratelli Follo
€35,00Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Sensi” is a deep and intense ruby red wine with orange reflections. On the nose it reveals ripe red fruit’s aromas. On the palate it is soft, velvety, full-bodied, ethereal and elegant, with well-melted tannins. A taste of great structure and engaging complexity that concludes with a persistent finish.
Taurasi DOCG “Sogno” – Fratelli Follo
€26,00Taurasi DOCG “Sogno” is a ruby red wine with orange reflections. On the nose, its bouquet expresses hints of red forest fruit. On the palate it is intense and velvety, with a pleasant acidity and harmonious tannins. A taste of excellent structure and good aromatic balance that concludes with a persistent finish.
Taurasi DOCG “Opera mia” – Tenuta Cavalier Pepe
Original price was: €35,00.€32,50Current price is: €32,50.Taurasi DOCG “Opera mia” is a red wine with an impenetrable ruby red colour with garnet reflections. On the nose it expresses a texture of red fruits and ripe forest fruits, black cherry, blueberry, which are completed with a spicy note of coffee and chocolate. On the palate it is deep, complex, of great finesse and elegance. A truly excellent sip that closes with a balsamic, intense and persistent finish.
Taurasi DOCG BIO – Boccella Rosa
Original price was: €50,00.€45,00Current price is: €45,00.Taurasi DOCG Bio, produced by the Boccella Rosa winery, is a ruby red wine with garnet reflections.. With a strong personality and structure, this red wine has an intense and complex olfactory profile, with persistent lasamic notes, scents of wild berries, dog rose, smoke, black cherry, violet, hints of undergrowth bark and dark spices. Its flavour is full-bodied and dynamic, with a rich freshness, lively and pleasant tannins and with a good sapidity. A unique tasting experience, which closes with a finish with highly complex woody notes.
Taurasi DOCG – Boccella Rosa
Original price was: €55,00.€50,00Current price is: €50,00.Taurasi DOCG, produced by the Boccella Rosa winery, is a ruby red wine with garnet reflections. With a strong personality and structure, this red wine has an intense and complex olfactory profile, with persistent lasamic notes, scents of wild berries, dog rose, smoke, black cherry, violet, hints of undergrowth bark and dark spices. Its flavour is full-bodied and dynamic, with a rich freshness, lively and pleasant tannins and with a good sapidity. A unique tasting experience, which closes with a finish with highly complex woody notes.
Taurasi DOCG “Vigna Piano D’Angelo” 2015 – Sella delle Spine
€25,00Taurasi DOCG “Vigna Piano D’Angelo”, produced by the Sella delle Spine winery, is a wine with an intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections, its olfactory profile expresses a wide bouquet of aromas composed of fragrants of sour cherry and morello cherry, cinnamon and nutmeg, vanilla and anise. It has a full, elegant and balanced flavour, characterized by a texture with sweet and soft tannins that lends this wine a good aromatic persistence. A unique tasting experience that ends with a sense of great persistence.
Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Vigna Cinque Querce” – Salvatore Molettieri
Original price was: €70,00.€62,10Current price is: €62,10.Taurasi Riserva DOCG “Vigna Cinque Querce”, produced by Salvatore Molettieri, is an impenetrable ruby red wine, which reveals its ruby with just hinted garnet reflections. With a strong personality and complex structure, its bouquet offers hints ranging from fruits such as black cherries and plum jams, to spices and toasted. Enveloping and full in the mouth, with good softness supported by a present acidity and elegant tannins. A taste not to be missed, with a surprising finish of sensations of ripe fruit and jams which then turn towards toasted coffee and cocoa.
Taurasi Riserva DOCG “La Loggia del Cavaliere” – Tenuta Cavalier Pepe
€45,00Taurasi Riserva DOCG “La Loggia del Cavaliere”, produced by the Tenuta Cavalier Pepe winery, is a wine with a deep ruby red colour with garnet reflections. With a strong personality and a complex structure, its olfactory profile offers notes of quite ripe fruit, black cherry, blackberry, dried plum, with elegant hints of violet, old rose, musk and leather. Nutmeg and toasted wood complete the bouquet together with a touch of licorice and aromatic herbs. Enchanting and bold on the palate, with great balance with silky tannins, and an excellent, very persistent and intense finish of berries and spices. A unique taste, which closes with a finish of great complexity.
Taurasi DOCG “Macchia dei Goti” – Antonio Caggiano
Original price was: €50,00.€45,00Current price is: €45,00.Taurasi DOCG Macchia dei Goti by Antonio Caggiano is a wine with an intense ruby red colour. On the nose it develops a very complex, deep and penetrating bouquet of dark fruit, plums and cherries, to which are added nuances of licorice and vanilla on an elegant base of small berries. On the palate the wine reinforces its complexity with robust and well-managed tannins, which allow it to age excellently for at least the next 10 years. Exciting and balanced finish.