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Selections
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

Medium intensity yellow with golden reflex.

Fragrance

With a strong and persistent character and a hint of Renette apples, broom flowers, citrus fruits, rock.

Flavour

Tasty, harmonious, delicate, enfolding and enduring.

Food matches & suggestions

Greco is a beautiful vine that reveals unequivocally the terroir of production. Flavor and minerality combined with a pleasant freshness makes it perfect for an aperitif or to match fish or shellfish, grilled or sauteed. The more traditional combination it's with pasta with cabbage and bland sea bass, very simple dishes, of which incredibly enhances the flavor. With the refinement in the bottle becomes fantastic with tipical italian large noodle egg pasta (named pappardelle) or risotto with mushrooms as well as soft cheeses do not mature.

Our recipe

Squid filled with zucchinis and mint

Ingredients for 4 peoples :

2 big squids, 300 g (10.6 oz) zucchinis, 50 g (1.8 oz) parmesan cheese, 100 g (3.5 oz) scamorza, 3 eggs, 1 spig of mint, 1 glass of milk, 1 clove of garlic, stale bread, 1 glass of white wine, extra virgin olive oil, salt e pepper.

Directions :

Clean squids taking care not to break the pouches. Cut the tentacles into small pieces and fry in oil for a few minutes; then with already fried zucchinis prepare a mixture by adding eggs, grated cheese, cubed scomorza, mint and bread (previously soaked in milk). Adjust with salt and pepper. Fill the pouches of squid with the mixture so prepared and sew. In hot oil crush a clove of garlic and lightly brown, add the stuffed squid and let brown for a few minutes more, then add the white wine and finish cooking until complete evaporation of the wine over medium heat. Slice the squid and serve the dish hot garnished with a few sprigs of fresh mint.

From field to bottle

Place of production

Mid hill Irpinia territories in Tufo, Montefusco, Santa Paolina.

Grapevines

Greco di Tufo cultivated in vertical trellises using guyot pruning methods.

Production

70 quintal per hectare with 60% wine return.

Vinification

Vintage beginning of October, soft crushing and fermentation in controlled temperature.

Curiosity & insights

Greco di Tufo was the first wine from Campania to establish itself seriously on the international stage and to spread the name of the Irpinia wine area for its excellent wines. It's without any doubt the oldest vine of Irpinia, imported from the Greek region of Thessaly. The confirmation of the ancient origin is given by the discovery of a fresco in Pompeii dating back to the first century BC where he explicitly mentions the "Greco wine". Cultivation of the greco vine was spread initially on the slopes of Vesuvius and later in inland areas more suited to viticulture. In the province of Avellino greco vine has its highest expression in "Greco di Tufo" DOCG wine. The name Tufo is taken from the town located at the center of the little production area made by 8 municipalities. Tufo, in turn, owes its name to the soil-pyroclastic volcanic tuff of origin from the characteristic yellow color that give the wine its famous minerality.