Irpinia DOC
No strip issued. I'm still hunting a bottle.
The province-wide DOC that sits under the three Avellino DOCGs and catches everything else: young Aglianico, declassified Fiano and Greco, Coda di Volpe and Falanghina from the same cool, high hills. The Aglianico bottlings are the useful ones, released young and unoaked or lightly oaked, with sour cherry, plum, dried herbs, tobacco and a firm but manageable tannin. Campi Taurasini is the step between Irpinia Aglianico and Taurasi, from the Taurasi communes with less aging. Coda di Volpe from here is a nutty, waxy, apple-scented white worth trying.
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Can you help me get one?Bottles I'm chasing
Feudi di San Gregorio
Irpinia Aglianico 'Rubrato'
The entry Aglianico from the region's biggest name; black cherry, plum, cocoa and soft tannin, an easy first step.
$16 to $20Wine-SearcherVadiaperti
Irpinia Coda di Volpe
The Troisi family's textbook Coda di Volpe from Montefredane; golden apple, hazelnut, beeswax and a soft, dry finish.
$16 to $22Wine-SearcherCantine Lonardo
Irpinia Campi Taurasini 'Coste'
Old Taurasi vines released young; sour cherry, dried rose, tar and a tight, dusty tannin, a mini-Taurasi from a top grower.
$30 to $38Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feudi di San Gregorio | Irpinia Aglianico 'Rubrato' The entry Aglianico from the region's biggest name; black cherry, plum, cocoa and soft tannin, an easy first step. | $16 to $20 | Wine-Searcher |
| Vadiaperti | Irpinia Coda di Volpe The Troisi family's textbook Coda di Volpe from Montefredane; golden apple, hazelnut, beeswax and a soft, dry finish. | $16 to $22 | Wine-Searcher |
| Cantine Lonardo | Irpinia Campi Taurasini 'Coste' Old Taurasi vines released young; sour cherry, dried rose, tar and a tight, dusty tannin, a mini-Taurasi from a top grower. | $30 to $38 | Wine-Searcher |