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Synonym of aglianico
Native white grapes
Extravirgin olive oils

A top-class wine, red and pulsating life like blood ("eme" in Greek): this is our project dedicated to people with real passion. It has a magnificent blend, so uniquely delightful, an elegance achieved from the wise and balanced blending of wines processed in pureness from the grapes of the Aglianico and other vine varietals grown with real passion in our “Bosco Faiano” vineyards. The uniqueness of these clones helps to express the most original and authentic identity of our long and appealing of our family-run winemaking establishment.

The Faius of I Capitani is a project that pursues excellence. The highest expression of the grand white vine stocks of Irpinia (Fiano Greco and Falanghina). A wine with a powerful structure and a typical feature of mineral freshness able to evolve with time. Refining in small oak barrel for a period of 6 - 8 months adds balance and personality. A really unique wine.

The wine represent the primum movens of the Farm “I Capitani” junction between past and present, the real soul of the Farm. And the soul is all in the Taurasi “ Bosco Faiano”, wine of excellent structure, obtained from the vintage of selected grapes of the Aglianico Taurasi grapevines.

A red wine with a particular structure and identity. Obtained from the vinification of selected grapes from the Aglianico Taurasi vinestock cultivated with care and passion in our vineyards. The maturation in oak barriques exalts its taste and enriches its bouquet.

Guaglione wine is a perfect sample of the Aglianico wines. This young and vigorous wine denotes a strong personality. Its color is intense and highly fruity to the nose, very pleasant and tannic to taste. Straightforward and sincere, as only the youth can be.

From the most exclusive vine stocks of Irpinia, it is one of the most exclusive I Capitani white wines. The Greco di Tufo DOCG Serum is a white wine with a delicate flavour, intense in colour, a harmonic balance that is simply unmistakable.

Few vine stocks classify a territory in such a way as the Fiano classifies the territory of Avellino. The Fiano of Avellino DOCG Gaudium de I Capitani, a white wine with a powerful structure and a bursting personality faithfully reflects the characteristics of these territories, testifying to its calling to wine production.

Obtained from the vinification of selected grapes of autochthonous Falanghina vine stocks, Clarum of I Capitani fully represents our territory with undeniably dynamic fragrances and tastes.

Aurum Silvae of the i Capitani group is the product of a region which favours its growth and is attentive to strictly controlled crop cultivation and cold processing methods. This extra virgin olive oil of the Ravece mono-cultivar is the highest expression of the Irpinia region which offers the best typical products in terms of quality and uniqueness, intense sensations to the nose and on the palate.

Turrioro is a quality extra virgin olive oil, and is the product of a careful processing of olives harvested in the Irpinia region (Ogliarola, Ravece, Leccino, and Moraiolo). The handpicking and cold pressing of the berry highlights the top quality organic values and superb organoleptic features of this oil which is perfect for cooking or seasoning all the typical dishes of our Mediterranean cuisine.

Selections

The love of our lands, respect for tradition and the search for true emotions inspire our wines of excellence. One red and one white wine are produced in limited numbers for true fans with a big personality and uniqueness. They are a real concentrate of our best philosophy of winemakers without patterns and compromises, a free and magnificent interpretation of ourselves.

Synonyms of aglianico cultivar

Aglianico is the most important red grape of southern Italy and it's in the inner part of Campania specially in the Avellino province which reaches its maximum expression. Grape of absolute value and quality lends itself to very different but always excellent wines. From our vineyards we produce three great Aglianico-based wines: Guaglione a young and fruity wine, Jumara a medium aging wine with a wonderful elegance and Taurasi, the top of the range, a long aging wine famous all around the world and called by the wine experts: Barolo of the South.

Great native white grapes

In our area three fabolous native white vines are cultivated for centuries, each one of high quality and personality with very different characteristics between them. Greco vine more mineral, more structured and complex Fiano vine, Falanghina vine fresh and aromatic. In our production are rightly present all three, each with its peculiarities.

Extravirgin olive oils

Real jewels, extra virgin olive oils of superior quality. From olives 100% produced in Irpinia of the noblest varieties, hand picked and cold pressed within 24 hours. A concentration of fruit and flavor. Unique and uplifting sensory experience.

Description

Tasting guide

Colour

A wine with gradations of straw yellow to bright green.

Fragrance

Intense and persistence, with golden apple and pear smacks.

Flavour

Dry, soft, equilibrate, warm.

Food matches & suggestions

Fiano is a complex wine of good structure and intensity. With a dry taste it express itself on the palate large with a great personality. It's a important grapevine that can enhance many dishes. Try it with grilled and soup fish, pasta with pesto, salad of little tomatoes and mozzarella, pies and soft cheeses.

Our recipe

"Pizza Chiena"

Pizza Chiena is a tipical recipes of our land cooked during Easter period. It's a traditional country pie which is called "Chiena" (full) because it's very much stuffed with salami, cheese and egg. Goes without saying that it is very caloric ...

Ingredients for a pie :

700 g (23.6 oz) flour, 400 g (13.5 oz) water, 1 cube of yeast, salt, a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil; italian salami or better "sopressata", scamorza, grated Pecorino or Parmiggiano cheese, ham and/or bacon, 12 eggs, lard.

Directions :

Prepare pizza by mixing flour, water, yeast, oil and salt. Divide dough into two parts, cover and let rise for two hours. Take a baking sheet with sides high enough as in the oven while cooking the pizza will grow. Grease the pan with lard or oil and roll out the dough lined the pan even at the edges. Separately prepare the filling, beat the eggs and add the grated cheese, salt and pepper. Begin by arranging in layers slices of salami, cheese, ham and/or bacon and by adding filling prepared before. When you arrive at the desired height cover the top with a second disc of dough. Be carefull that the edges stick well pressing them each other with fork and brush the surface with lard or oil. Bake in preheated oven at 180° C (356° F) for about 1 hour, the pizza will begin to swell. The pizza will be ready when the surface is crunchy and colorful. To control the cooking is recommended to verify this by pricking with a toothpick.

From field to bottle

Place of production

Mid hill Irpinia territories in Lapio’s lands, east facing.

Grapevines

Fiano di Avellino with vertical trellis cultivations.

Production

80 quintal per hectare with 60% wine return.

Vinification

Harvested at the start of October, pressed lightly, it undergoes a partial pre-fermentation cryo-maceration on their peelings and an alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures.

Curiosity & insights

From fiano grapes grown in 26 municipalities it's possible make, according italian law of production Fiano di Avellino DOCG wine, surely a great personality wine. Greek people brought in Italy the original Fiano grapevine, the "Vitis Apicia": the first vines were planted in Lapio one of the best areas for cultivation. In turn, the name "Vitis Apicia" comes from the characteristic of this grape from its sweet scent, to attract swarms of bees in the vineyards. At origin fiano was a sweet wine, slightly sparkling, today Fiano di Avellino is a dry white wine, intense, elegant and structured. Fiano is also a grape that lends itself well to fermentation and maturation in oak and it's also a good aging wine.