LUIGI TECCE, estate wine grower in the township of Paternopoli, in the south-eastern part the Taurasi DOCG in the Campania region of Italy. He also produces wines underthe Campi Taurasini DOC. 

OWNER | Luigi Tecce.

VINEYARDS | 5ha of estate vineyards in Paternopoli. At 500 metres, overlooking the the Calore river which shapes the Taurasi zone, as well as in Castelfranci, situated a bit farther south. These are the traditional pergola vines – known here as pergola avellinese – and have quite a bit of age; some of the vines at his Paternopoli holdings date back to 1930.

RED WINES

CAMPI TAURASINI DOC, SATYRICON | Aglianico. Around 5,000 bottles. 

TAURASI DOCG, POLIPHEMO | Fermented in large Slavonian oak. | 2012 Vintage dictated by the hot sirocco wind, thus picked earlier than usual, from 7th Oct to 03rd Nov and macerated on skins for 60 days on skins. Around 5,000 bottles (Source: BBR ‘Grand Tour’ 2016, p.34).

CONTACT

Luigi Tecce

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Berry Bros. & Rudd ‘Grand Tour’ 2016, p34.

Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015), p258.