Greco

Bianca Fernanda (Cortese), Tocai Friulano, Traminer Aromatico, Greco, Grillo.

Light golden in colour with greenish reflections. On the nose^? it displays delicate and fruity^? aromas of grapefruit^?, pineapple and other tropical fruit. It is quite full in body^? with a long and persistent aromatic^? finish^?.

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100% Greco.

The family has well deserved its Mastroberardino s.p.a. recognition for the rescue and relaunch of the ancient Greco vine, which was close to extinction, and also the delineation of its growing area, and its single-variety vinification^?. Made from rigorously selected grapes, Novaserra, which has now become a classic, has unprecedented organoleptic^? complexity^?. The label features detail from a painting by De Rosa, which can be found in their cellars.

Colour: Intense^? straw yellow.
Bouquet^?: Prominent apricot^?, pear, peach^?, almond, apple^? fruit, freshly cut hay and fern notes
Palate^?: Noteworthy for its excellent acidity^? and smoothness, to a characteristic background of bitter almond.

Serving temperature: 10 - 12°C.

2006 Gambero Rosso^? on Mastroberardino

How long ago it seems when we felt we had to retrace the rebirth of Irpinian wine when talking about Mastroberardino. The history of glories is there, and no one can gainsay it, but now what grabs attention is the qualitative upturn that has taken the winery^? right back to the top of the national tree in a couple of years. This is mainly down to Piero Mastroberardino, who's been in charge of the estate^? for several years now, and to Vincenzo Mercurio.
 
This young, skilled oenologist joined the team in 2002 and immediately saw how to manoeuvre perfectly between the need to kick-start production and the desire to remain faithful to tradition. If you need proof^?, just look at the styles of the two Taurasi finalists. Radici '01 symbolizes the new course to perfection.
 
It's an appealing, open wine, focused to great effect on ringingly clean^? fruitiness and a tight^?-knit, evolved tannic^? weave. Radici Riserva^? '99 is history perpetuated and advanced: a proudly austere^? and juicily acidic glass of wine. This time the stylistic battle went in favour of the former, which won Three Glasses, but this certainly doesn't man that the war is over.
 
Three Glasses also went to a fantastic Greco di Tufo Novaserra '04, from one of the best vineyards in Montefusco, a sunny, classy wine full of minerality.

The basic Greco di Tufo, also from '04, is another fabulous glassful, but just a touch less complex^?. And what can we say about Fiano di Avellino Radici? Its minerality is divine but it's merely a little too young. A showing like this will be difficult to repeat.

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