Pietracupa - Greco 2021 (750ml)
Price: $29.99
| Producer | Pietracupa |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Varietal | Greco |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 70944 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Pietracupa Description
It is truly some feat when a southern Italian wine is often held in conversations about Italy’s best white wine. The Pietracupa Greco is one of the very few examples of southern whites to hold these circles, and this is down to its rare and exquisite complexion, both in terms of flavour and structure and precision.
Tasting Note: On the nose you’re welcomed by delicate notes of fern, sage, honeysuckle, dried mint and ginger. These open into soft peach flesh and apricot notes with a lime-zest edge. Rarely do we smell such delightful, inviting noses on wines. Once you're finally able to drag the glass away from your nose, the palate provides a wonderous harmony of stone fruits, citrus peel, white blossom, acacia honey and dried herbs. Tt's firm, mouth-filling and smooth with a stunning acidity that carries the flavours long into the finish. There is a constant mineral undertone too that adds a level of complexity and makes it a brilliant food wine.
Pair this with finer fish dishes like grilled monkfish or barbecued skewers of langoustines or spaghetti with lobster!
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The unoaked Pietracupa 2021 Greco shows more depth and texture compared to your standard expression of this beautifully nuanced grape (when made in the right hands). Greco has a lot of personality and is poised for a long, Riesling-like evolution if given the correct conditions. Delicate hints of cinnamon and cardamom from the grape skins are already beginning to show. This wine remains versatile and approachable, overall. You can count on Pietracupa for some of the best whites made in Campania.
