Top 100 red wines of Campania - Page 4

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Campania as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Campania and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Campania

Cradle of southern Italy's great wines on volcanic soils. Majestic Aglianico in red: structured, deep and tannic with notes of black cherry, candied plum, leather and spices, sublimated in age-worthy Taurasi DOCG, the "Barolo of the south". Identity whites of Irpinia: opulent Fiano di Avellino (honey, hazelnut), mineral iodine Greco di Tufo, aromatic Falanghina (peach, flowers). Also supple Piedirosso.

~42,000 ha around Naples and Vesuvius.

Discover the grape variety: Piedirosso

Supple, fruity reds with a clear to intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a charming palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, spices, Mediterranean garrigue and volcanic mineral notes. Sunny Campanian profile for early drinking or short ageing. Essential component of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC and star of Campanian DOC reds (Ischia, Capri). Indigenous Italian black variety from Campania.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Campania

red wines from the region of Campania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, smoked salmon pasta gratin or lamb colombo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Campania

On the nose in the region of Campania often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Campania is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.