MOLARELLA

Molarella is the sole white wine in the Vigne Brigante portfolio — and it is, in the context of an estate otherwise devoted to the Gaglioppo and Greco Nero red varieties, a wine of particular distinction and surprise. Made from the native Pecorello grape in purity — the same rare indigenous white variety that Nesci uses in Calabria, here finding expression in the Cirò territory — it offers a vivid counterpoint to the estate's powerful reds: a white of aromatic generosity, mineral freshness, and genuine food-pairing authority.

The Pecorello grape is not widely encountered in the mainstream Italian wine market — its cultivation has been preserved by estates of genuine indigenous variety commitment, and Vigne Brigante's organic and sustainable farming philosophy is precisely the context in which it thrives. On the steep hillside of the estate, with its combination of Ionian coastal breezes and clayey mineral soil, Pecorello develops the aromatic concentration and structural freshness that make it one of Calabria's most interesting indigenous white varieties.

In the glass, Molarella presents with an intense and shimmering gold colour that immediately signals a wine of serious intent and body. The nose shows off fruity scents with hints of honey and citrus — a combination of warmth and freshness that is characteristic of Pecorello at its best, and that reflects the specific aromatic contribution of the coastal Cirò terroir.

On the palate, the wine is full, tasty, and persistent — qualities that make it a natural companion for maritime cuisine in all its forms. The estate describes it specifically as enhancing maritime cuisine, and this is an accurate observation: the combination of the wine's mineral freshness, its full body, and its persistent aromatic finish makes it a particularly effective pairing with the fish and seafood preparations of the Calabrian coast.

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