Kapnios - Aglianico Beneventano IGT

Kapnios, a wine cited by Plato (Athenaeus I) and Pliny (Naturalis Historia) is the first amarone, in the sense of withered and dry wine, in history. The Greek name capnios derives from smoked. The vine from which the Samnites obtained these wines was also caburnica, the modern cabernet, already present in Campania three millennia ago. Drying the grapes in the sun produces the smoky flavor, hence the Greek name.

Winemaking

Drying in an outdoor fruit cellar. Aging in French oak barriques, first passage, for 18 months and long maturation in the bottle.

Organoleptic description

The color is purple red. The smell is reminiscent of blackberries and blackcurrants. Full and balanced flavor with melted tannins and a long finish of sweetened roasted coffee, chocolate, tobacco and spices.