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Casavecchia di Pontelatone DOC
A DOC created for a single rescued grape, Casavecchia, found as a lone old vine near a ruined house (the casa vecchia) and propagated in the 1990s. The wine is deeply colored and savory: blackberry, black plum, wild herbs, black pepper, graphite and a leathery, earthy note with medium-plus tannin and fresh acidity. Riserva versions from Terre del Principe and Vestini Campagnano show how serious it can be. It's the Caserta area's most interesting red and it tastes like nothing else in Campania.
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| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terre del Principe | Casavecchia di Pontelatone 'Centomoggia' Peppe Mancini and Manuela Piancastelli's flagship, the estate that revived the grape; dense, peppery, black-fruited and long. | $35 to $45 | Wine-Searcher |
| Alois | Casavecchia di Pontelatone 'Trebulanum' Barrique-aged Casavecchia from a family estate at Pontelatone; blackberry, graphite, tobacco and firm, polished tannin. | $35 to $45 | Wine-Searcher |
| Vestini Campagnano | Casavecchia di Pontelatone The other original rescuer of the grape; a slightly more rustic, savory bottling with herbs, earth and dusty tannin. | $25 to $32 | Wine-Searcher |