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Cantina Giardino

Cantina Giardino Aglianico Le Fole 2020

$30.00

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Style: Dry, full-bodied red with substantial structure; the month-long maceration and two years in old chestnut casks produce a wine of real depth and tannic grip that sits between the more accessible Aglianico Re and the longer-aged Drogone in the Cantina Giardino range; needs decanting and has strong aging potential
Grapes & terroir: 100% Aglianico; approximately 80-year-old vines at 500 metres above sea level; volcanic soils in Irpinia, Campania; organically farmed in the province of Avellino; hand-harvested at low yields; the vineyard is a remote, old-vine site typical of Cantina Giardino's approach to preserving Irpinia's viticultural heritage
Winemaking: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts; one month of skin maceration; no temperature control; two years aging in old chestnut casks; bottled unfined, unfiltered, no added sulfites at any stage
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 63–66°F; decant for at least one to two hours before serving; the wine opens considerably with air and continues to develop over several hours; also worth cellaring for three to five more years
Pairing: Brasato al Barolo (braised beef in red wine)

Cantina Giardino Aglianico Le Fole 2020 is a dry red wine made from 100% Aglianico by Antonio and Daniela De Gruttola at Cantina Giardino in Irpinia, Campania. The grapes are sourced from an approximately 80-year-old vineyard planted at around 500 metres above sea level on volcanic soils. Hand-harvested and organically farmed, the wine undergoes one month of skin maceration with spontaneous fermentation using only indigenous yeasts, followed by two years aging in old chestnut casks. Cantina Giardino Aglianico Le Fole 2020 is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without added sulfites. 14% ABV. Campania IGP.

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Producer profile

Cantina Giardino

Cantina Giardino was founded in Ariano Irpino by Antonio and Daniela De Gruttola, growing out of winemaking experiments made in the late 1990s among a group of friends at the cellar of a local figure known as Professor Giardino. The commercial winery launched in 2003 with a simple and enduring mission: find and rescue the old-vine parcels of Irpinia that local farmers could no longer afford to maintain, and prove that these sites could produce wines of real quality and character when farmed and vinified with care.

Antonio trained in food technology before specializing in viticulture and oenology in Piedmont. Daniela, trained as an architect, is a central creative and practical force at the estate, including handcrafting terracotta amphorae from soil taken directly from the vineyards. Today Cantina Giardino works approximately seven hectares across sixteen parcels throughout Avellino province, with vines of Aglianico, Fiano, Greco, and Coda di Volpe, some exceeding 100 years old. All farming is organic, all vineyard work is by hand, and the traditional alberello training system is used across most parcels.

In the cellar, Antonio ferments spontaneously without temperature control. Aging vessels range from terracotta and sandstone amphorae to casks of local chestnut, acacia, cherry, and mulberry. No fining, no filtration, and no added sulfites. Each vintage produces a limited number of bottles, and each carries a label created by a different local artist. Le Fole, Aglianico Re, and Drogone represent three points on a spectrum of maceration and aging intensity within the Cantina Giardino Aglianico range, from the lighter Re through the middle-weight Le Fole to the full-scale Drogone.

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Wine region

Campania, Italy

Irpinia sits in the mountainous heart of Campania, within the province of Avellino, far from the coastline and removed from the tourist circuits of Naples and the Amalfi. This is a landlocked, rugged territory at elevations regularly exceeding 400 metres, where the soils are volcanic in character, cold winters are common, and the long growing season allows late-ripening varieties like Aglianico to reach full phenolic maturity while retaining the acidity needed for long aging.

Aglianico is the defining red variety of Irpinia and one of the great grapes of southern Italy. It is late-harvested, often into October, and naturally high in both tannin and acidity. On volcanic soils at altitude, it produces wines of striking mineral tension and dark-fruited concentration. The Taurasi DOCG, the principal appellation for Aglianico in Campania, sits in the same general zone as the old-vine parcels worked by Cantina Giardino, and the wines of both share the variety's characteristic structure, savouriness, and aging capacity.

The 1980 earthquake that devastated Irpinia left a complex legacy for the region's viticulture. The displacement of farming families meant that many vineyards were abandoned rather than replanted, inadvertently preserving old-vine parcels that might otherwise have been uprooted during the agricultural modernization of the 1970s and 1980s. This is precisely the terrain that Cantina Giardino has spent the past two decades seeking out and protecting.

Beyond Taurasi, Irpinia holds two celebrated white wine DOCGs: Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo, both produced from indigenous varieties that Cantina Giardino also works with across their other cuvées.

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