750 ml
100% Fiano grapes. Ten months on fine lees in stainless steel followed by six to eight months in the bottle.
This wine is a lovely gold colour with bright, dark green hues. There are a wide range of aromas from fresh fruit to floral notes, aromatic herbs and a final slight hint of hydrocarbon and iodine. On the palate, it is soft, full and elegant and with good structure.
It pairs beautifully with meat, fresh cheeses, and fish.
Exceptional ageing potential of at least five years.
Awards:
2 Bicchieri Rossi Gambero Rosso 2022
4 Grappoli Bibenda 2022
90 points Decanter 2021
90 points James Suckling
- About The Producer
Rocca del Principe is located in Lapio, a small town in the green hills of Irpinia, considered the very heartland of Fiano di Avellino. The territory is particularly suited to the cultivation of Fiano due to the favourable climate with the presence of the Picentini mountains: one of its peaks, Tuoro mountain (1400m) located not too far from Lapio, works as a heat-regulator.
The winery was established in 2004, by Ercole Zarrella, his wife Aurelia Fabrizio and his brother Antonio. The Estate has approximately 10 hectares of land. Its colder climate, late harvests, and pumice-rich volcanic soils make it one of the areas, which are most suited to growing Fiano grapes.
All farming is carried out to obtain a low quantity per hectare, with absolute respect for the environment.
