Description

History

Taurasi CGDO takes its name from the municipality of Taurasi in the province of Avellino, next to the Calore River.
Inhabited in ancient times by the Italic people of Taurasini, the ancient city of Taurasia was likely located within its territory.
Taurasia was subjugated to Rome following the Samnite Wars by Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, son of Gnaeus. The name of the Samnite town is engraved on his tombstone for the first time.
Some traces seem to confirm that the battle against Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, was fought in the territories of the Taurasian countryside in 275 BC.
The Latin poet Horace, in the 1st century BC, described it as a source of joy and trust, when drunk with the heart and in the right measure.
The grape variety from which it originates is Aglianico, a red grape that spread widely from Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries BC between Campania and Basilicata.
Taurasi was the first red wine from Southern Italy to be awarded the Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG) designation and represents a gastronomic excellence of the Irpinia region, but not the only one.

Geography

Taurasi is produced in seventeen municipalities in the province of Avellino, on gently sloping southwest-facing hills where the variegated clay soil has been enriched over time by the ash and debris from Vesuvius.
The volcanic origins of the terroir, the inland climate (temperature ranges and low rainfall), and the gentle ventilation that favors the formation of breezes, helped slow the phylloxera epidemic that had spread through European and northern Italian vineyards in 1928.

Senses

A dry, structured, and crisp wine, Taurasi’s color can range from intense ruby ​​to garnet with orange highlights that are enhanced with aging. Full-bodied, balanced, and persistent.
Its alcohol content can range between 13% and 15%.
It pairs well with grilled red meats, game, and aged cheeses.

Production regulations

The Taurasi production regulations provide for two versions: rosso and rosso riserva.
The rosso riserva ages one year longer than the 36 months for the rosso and spends 6 months more in barrels than the 12 months for the rosso.
The 85% Aglianico blend can be supplemented with other non-aromatic red grape varieties.

The Taurasi CGDO from Le Otto Terre

Recupo is 100% Aglianico. Download the brochure to learn more.