Donnachiara was founded in 2005 by the Petitto family, and Ilaria Petitto leads it today. The winery is in Montefalcione, a town that sits in both the Taurasi and Fiano di Avellino zones. Riccardo Cotarella is the enologist guiding the wines.
The vineyards are in Montefalcione, Tufo and Lapio, at 400 to 600 metres on clay and tufa soils. They grow Fiano, Greco and Aglianico, and the Taurasi DOCG is made from the Aglianico. Harvest is still done by hand. The wines ferment in steel tanks and are matured in oak barrels.
The Taurasi DOCG 2021 scored 97 points and won Best in Show at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025. Gambero Rosso has given the winery nine Tre Bicchieri awards across the editions from 2018 to 2027.
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I haven't reviewed a wine from Donnachiara yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.