Description
History
“2Vite” can be read on one hand as “two lives” – a nod to the two minds behind the project: Giancarlo Moschetti, the highly regarded and beloved Professor of Oenological Microbiology at the University of Palermo, and his friend, the oenologist Vincenzo Mercurio. On the other hand, the name stands for “two grape varieties”: Aglianico and Piedirosso.
For Prof. Moschetti and Mercurio this is a labour of love: they craft wines to their own taste from vineyards that are especially close to their hearts. Total production amounts to only around 2,000 bottles per year. The wine is a cuvée of two Campanian grape varieties: Aglianico from Taurasi (province of Avellino) and Piedirosso from Lettere (province of Naples). While the Aglianico provides the backbone and a smoky, mineral complexity, the Piedirosso lends the wine elegance, complemented by a fine salty note and aromas of red fruit. The wine contains nothing but grapes and a minimal amount of sulphites (total sulphite content < 30 mg/l). No oenological aids whatsoever are used during fermentation, ageing and bottling. The vineyards are owned by the two partners. They used cuttings from old Aglianico and Piedirosso vines dating back to the time before phylloxera and applied an innovative mycorrhization technique to the young vines – a symbiosis between fungi and the vine roots. The entire vineyard is worked according to organic principles.
2VITE ROSSO VDT 2020
REGION: Campania
GROWING AREA: Taurasi and Lettere (on the Sorrento peninsula, province of Naples)
FARMING METHOD: Organic farming
VINEYARDS: 1 hectare in Coste (Taurasi) and 1.5 hectares in Bosco Ramoli (Lettere)
ALTITUDE: 300 m in Coste (Taurasi) and 280 m in Bosco Ramoli (Lettere)
SOILS: Clay-rich limestone in Taurasi; sand and volcanic ash in Lettere
GRAPE VARIETIES: 60% Aglianico and 40% Piedirosso
VINE AGE: 8 years
TRAINING SYSTEM: Cordon and Guyot training
HARVEST DATE: 19 October (Aglianico) and 1 October (Piedirosso)
YEASTS: Spontaneous fermentation with a “pied de cuve” (starter culture) from the vineyard’s own yeasts
FERMENTATION & AGEING: 14-day fermentation without temperature control in 10-hl oak casks. Maceration time: 11 days for the Aglianico and 9 days for the Piedirosso. Ageing for 14 months in tonneau barrels, followed by 3 months in stainless steel (after racking and assemblage). Unfiltered.
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: Spontaneous, yes
TOTAL SULPHUR: 30 mg/l; SO2 added: at pressing, after malolactic fermentation and before bottling
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 2,052 bottles
PRICE LIST: 31 euros plus VAT (price for trade buyers)
CURRENT STOCK IN THE CELLAR: 300 bottles
2VITE ROSSO VDT 2021
REGION: Campania
GROWING AREA: Taurasi and Lettere (on the Sorrento peninsula)
FARMING: Organic practices
VINEYARDS: 1 hectare in Coste (Taurasi) and 1.5 hectares in Bosco Ramoli (Lettere)
ALTITUDE: 300 m in Coste (Taurasi) and 280 m in Bosco Ramoli (Lettere)
SOILS: Clay-rich limestone in Taurasi; sand and volcanic ash in Lettere
GRAPE VARIETIES: 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso
VINE AGE: 9 years
TRAINING SYSTEM: Cordon and Guyot training
HARVEST DATE: 15 October (Aglianico) and 29 September (Piedirosso)
YEASTS: Spontaneous fermentation with a “pied de cuve” (starter) based on the vineyard’s own yeasts
FERMENTATION & AGEING: 13-day fermentation without temperature control in 10-hl oak casks. Maceration time: 3 days for the Aglianico, 2 days for the Piedirosso. Ageing for 12 months in tonneau barrels, followed by 2 months in stainless steel (after racking and assemblage). Unfiltered.
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: Spontaneous, yes
TOTAL SULPHUR: 19 mg/l; sulphur added: at pressing, after malolactic fermentation and before bottling
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14%
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 2,070 bottles
Bottles currently remaining in the cellar: 450
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.