Kapnios

Kapnios, a wine mentioned by Plato the Comedian and Ateneo, is a wine obtained by drying grapes. The Greek name capnios comes from smoked. The vine from which the Samnites obtained these wines was caburnica, the modern cabernet, already present in Campania three millennia ago. The drying of the grapes in the sun produces the smoky flavor, hence the Greek name.

• Production area: Campania, Montesarchio, Bonea, Tocco Caudio.
• Grapes: 100% Aglianico.
• Denomination: Aglianico Beneventano I.G.P.
• Soil: Clay and sandstone
• Altitude: 550 meters above sea level.
• Growing System: Spurred cordon.
• Harvest: Manual with selection on vineyard. First ten days of November.
• Vinification: first the grapes are dry in a fruit cellar outdoors.
• Aging: in French oak barriques for 18 months, followed by a long maturation in bottle.
• Color: The color is deep purple red.
• Nose: reminiscent of blackberries and blackcurrant.
• Taste: warm, juicy, full body and balanced taste with melted tannins and a long finish of sweetened roasted coffee, chocolate, tobacco and spices.
• Serving temperature: 60°- 65° F.
• Alcohol content: 14.5% by vol.