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Greco di Tufo, the history of Irpinia

Feudi San Gregorio produces here a wonderful wine with appreciable fruity essences and the typical mineral structure

by Ernesto Vania

The history of Irpinia is the tale of a continuous fight between nature and man, an unwelcoming land and individuals forced to start each time from zero. Earthquakes and famine, impassable streets and inaccessible sites, the complete isolation that will keep a land on the fringe of events, trades and cultural influences. An unequal struggle, that the Irpinian man, as Prometeo, is aware of losing from the start, but which he won’t give up. In fact isolation is a source of unexplored fields and intact resources, too.
Feudi San Gregorio is confronted with the difficulty of continuously facing this harsh and often cruel nature, capable, in a moment, of deleting monuments, paths, vineyards. On the other hand, the company has the advantage of watching our land’s other side closely, enjoying the feeling of hope and the unique sceneries and the uncontaminated sites and aims to keep the friendly nature of Irpinia alive by discovering and appreciating our shared identity; a way of feeling and being, which reveals itself even through the desire of creating a good glass of wine.

Greco di Tufo

Greco grapes are produced in the superb vineyards of Tufo, Santa Paolina and Torrione.

Description it has an intense straw-yellow colour with bright golden shimmer.
The aroma is intense and persistent. To the nose distinct fruity essences - from the sweet notes of French green plums to the crunchy freshness of the local “Mast'Antuono” pear.
The taste has a bracing acidic and mineral structure, typical of the Tufo grape. Balanced by round aromatic notes.

Estate and bottled by:
Feudi di San Gregorio Aziende Agricole Spa
Località Cerza Grossa – Sorbo Serpico (Avellino)
www.feudi.it

by Ernesto Vania
03 August 2009 Teatro Naturale International n. 7 Year 1

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