| Type | Red |
|---|---|
| Grapes | Casavecchia 70% + Aglianico 20% + Merlot 10% |
| Serving temp. | 16-18°C |
| Ageing | 12 months French oak casks + bottle ageing |
| Style | Velvety, soft, structured organic Campanian red blend |
| Food pairing | First courses with sauces; red meats; aged cheeses; Campanian table |
Petra Marzia is the signature wine of the Nappi family's estate in the Irpino Vallo Lauro — the first of their organic productions, and the wine that most completely embodies the characteristics of their land: body and minerality drawn from a territory of rivers, hazelnuts, and ancient vines. It is a wine named for the estate itself — a declaration of identity that carries with it the full weight of the family's vision for what the Vallo Lauro terroir is capable of producing.
The blend of Casavecchia (70%), Aglianico (20%), and Merlot (10%) is a compositional act of genuine intelligence: the Casavecchia — that ancient variety discovered as a pre-phylloxera stump in the ruins of Pontelatone — provides the wine's structural foundation and aromatic individuality; the Aglianico contributes the particular mineral depth and firm tannin characteristic of Campania's greatest red grape; the Merlot adds generosity of fruit and softness of texture that make the whole more immediately accessible than either of the southern Italian varieties alone would be.
After twelve months of ageing in French oak casks — a period sufficient to integrate the tannins and develop the aromatic complexity that the blend's three components require — the wine continues its slow but inexorable ageing in bottle before release. The result is a wine of velvety and soft texture that, at 13.5% alcohol, pairs perfectly with the full range of Campanian table: first courses and dishes based on sauces, red meats in their richest preparations, and the aged cheeses that are the Irpinia table's most distinguished contribution.
The Nappi family's immersion of their vineyards in a larger territory historically dedicated to hazelnut cultivation creates a special symbiosis between vine and surrounding agricultural ecosystem — an integrated landscape that the estate believes contributes to the particular character and the biologically remarkable results that their wines have achieved, recognised with international scores of excellence.
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