Terredora di Paolo Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra 2019
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Pale medium gold color. Rich and powerfully aromatic nose of apricot, apple, peach, and citrus. Full bodied, soft and well balanced with excellent acidity.
Ideal with appetizers, shellfish, grilled fish dishes, poultry, and buffalo mozzarella.
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James Suckling
Kumquats and limes with minerals and stones on the nose. Medium to full body, a creamy texture and licorice and aniseed undertones. It’s long and very flavorful with freshness and beauty. Drink now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Luminous and bright, the 2019 Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra displays aromas of citrus, sweet peach, honey and a touch of fragrant acacia flower. This vintage is floral and expressive, with some of the drying mineral notes you usually get with the Loggia della Serra, albeit slightly less present in this pretty but creamier vintage. The wine closes with a creamy note of golden honey.
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A late-ripening, medium-bodied variety from Campania, Greco delivers a relatively high acidity and flaunts an invigorating mineral character alongside fresh citrus, stone fruitand herb flavors. Somm Secret—The name Tufo comes from the soft, volcanic rock found all over in the subsoil of the region where Greco thrives.
A winemaking renaissance is underfoot in Campania as more and more small, artisan and family-run wineries redefine their style with vineyard improvements and cellar upgrades. The region boasts a cool Mediterranean climate with extreme coastal, as well as high elevation mountain terroirs. It is cooler than one might expect in Campania; the region usually sees some of the last harvest dates in Italy.
Just south of Mount Vesuvio, the volcanic and sandy soils create aromatic and fresh reds based on Piedirosso and whites, made from Coda di Volpe and Falanghina. Both reds and whites go by the name, Lacryma Christi, meaning the "tears of Christ." South of Mount Vesuvio, along the Amalfi Coast, the white varieties of Falanghina and Biancolella make fresh, flirty, mineral-driven whites, and the red Piedirosso and Sciasinoso vines, which cling to steeply terraced coastlines, make snappy and ripe red wines.
Farther inland, as hills become mountains, the limestone soil of Irpinia supports the whites Fiano di Avellino, Falanghina and Greco di Tufo as well as the most-respected red of the south, Aglianico. Here the best and most age-worthy examples come from Taurasi.
Farther north and inland near the city of Benevento, the Taburno region also produces Aglianico of note—called Aglianico del Taburno—on alluvial soils. While not boasting the same heft as Taurasi, these are also reliable components of any cellar.