Villa Raiano Ponte dei Santi Greco di Tufo DOCG

Type	White
Origin	Italy, Campania
Vintage	2019
Size	0.75 l
ABV	13.0%
Grape	Greco
Sulphite Content	Contains Sulphites
Closure	Natural Cork

From a low yielding (40 hl/ha), 550m altitude 1.3 hectare vineyard in Altavilla Irpina in the heart of the Tufo zone. Vines are guyot trained in sandy-silt soils with dark clay streaks. Grapes are harvested at the start of October and are whole bunch pressed, followed by fermentation with selected yeasts in stainless steel. The wine spends 12 months on fine lees in stainless steel, and a further 12 months in bottle.

The family-owned winery of Villa Raiano was established in 1996, in the village of Raiano, Campania. In 2009 a new winery was built - on top of a hill amongst vineyards and chestnut woods, overlooking the River Sabato near San Michele di Serino in the Southern Apennines. They are dedicated to producing a range of wines from local varieties Aglianico, Fiano and Greco - primarily sourced (80%) from 20 hectares of their own organically farmed vines, across three DOCGs. They also produce Falanghina from vineyards owned by local growers. Aglianico is harvested from a single, 10 hectare, estate in Castelfranco. Greco grapes are from two, 4 hectare, vineyards in Contrada Marotta, Montefusco. All grow at approximately 450m above sea level. However, more than half the vineyards they source from - across a number of different sites - are given over to Fiano.