Our selections

The love of our lands, respect for tradition and the search for true emotions inspire our wines of excellence. One red and one white wine are produced in limited numbers for true fans with a big personality and uniqueness. They are a real concentrate of our best philosophy of winemakers without patterns and compromises, a free and magnificent interpretation of ourselves.

A top-class Wine, red and pulsating life like blood ("eme" in Greek): this is our project dedicated to people with real passion. It has a magnificent blend, so uniquely delightful, an elegance achieved from the wise and balanced blending of wines processed in pureness from the grapes of the Aglianico, Merlot and Sangiovese vine varietals grown with real passion in our “Bosco Faiano” vineyards. The history of the Merlot clone, preserved from extinction and grafted onto wild rooted vines is century-old. It is the outcome of the qualitative selection of the historical activities of a family-run winemaking establishment, which today concurs in expressing its personal, genuine, and authentic identity.

Denomination: Irpinia Rosso DOC

Alcohol level: 14 % alc. by vol.

Service temperature: 14-16 °C

Longevity: Long (7-10 years)

Place of production

The location is hilly (altitude of 350 m), looking out over the valley of the Calore River in the locality of Bosco Faiano, Torre le Nocelle (Avellino). The nature of the soil is clay-like and chalky

Grapevines

Aglianico , Merlot and Sangiovese. Cultivated through vertical trellises and the classic version in canopy form. Low yields of 55 – 60 ql. per hectare.Merlot re-grafted from the farm's clones.

Vinification

Sangiovese and Merlot at the end of September, from grapes hand-harvested slightly overripe with the selection of the best bunches. Aglianico end of October. After the grapes have been de-stemmed, the must ferments on their peelings for about 15 days under a controlled temperature.

Ripening

In wooden vats of different sizes and origins for a period of 12 - 18 months according to the varietal: Aglianico (25 hl),Sangiovese (5.5 hl),Merlot (2.5 hl). Refining occurs in bottles for another 6 months.

Colour

An intense red, brilliant, with shades of purple.

Fragrance

Intense fruity sensation of sour black cherries, red currants and other berries with an additional flair of licorice and wood.

Flavour

Full, harmonic, smooth with an unmistakeable flavour of ripe plum.

L'Emè is a unique wine, a concentrated of grapes, a distillate of history. The strength of the Aglianico merges with the softness of Merlot, the wise choice of woods creates evocative olfactory notes from ripe fruits to jam, from licorice to leather, from Mediterranean herbs and vanilla. Excellent to drink alone is exalted in combination with meat dishes, roasts, game and strong cheeses. Our suggest it's to experiment...

Coniglio alla cacciatora

Ingredients for 4 peoples :

800 g (28 oz) rabbit, 200 g (7 oz) little tomatoes, extravirgin olive oil, hot pepper, 1 glass of white wines, basil and garlic.

Directions :

Sautè garlic and a pinch of hot pepper in a pan and when the garlic is golden brown add the rabbit, cut into small pieces. Cook with the addition of white wine to be evaporated. Add tomatoes and basil and finish cooking for about 20 minutes.

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This wine is very special and represents our centennial history of winemakers. L'Emè is a unique blend obtained by three red grapes processing and ripening in purity which were selected from our family with time and experience; this wine it's made by the strength and longevity of the Aglianico that it's wonderfully supported by the fruity power of Merlot and by the fresh liveliness of Sangiovese. These last two varieties, in fact, have been bred for years in the family's vineyard without commercial purposes, but for the sake of experiment and confront our terroir. Merlot, in particular, is the result of the selection made in the '50s on various plants brought from France as a gift from our wine commercial agents at that time. The exceptional quality of wines produced from these plants led us, in the 2006, to stake on revival of this historic project based on the same early spirit. Through the recovery in our vineyard of the historic plants, lasted several years, and cultivating them with low yield (only 40 quintals/ha) every year we get wonderful grapes. In our cellar, we limit enological operations at minimum to preserve at best these excellent grapes at our disposal. During the maturation frequent tastings and a selection manic permit us to express a great personality in The I Capitani red wine.