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Cantina Giardino

Cantina Giardino Chianzano Orange 2019

$50.00

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Style: Dry, medium-bodied skin-contact white with amber color, fine tannins, lively acidity, and a pleasantly bitter, textured finish; lighter and brighter than earlier Chianzano vintages
Grapes & terroir: Predominantly Coda di Volpe (young vines) with a portion of Greco from 80-year-old vines; Montemarano, Irpinia, Campania; calcareous marl soils with limestone and clay; 450 to 500 metres above sea level
Winemaking: Five days skin maceration; ten months in old chestnut casks; left undisturbed for 18 months before bottling; no fining, no filtration, no additions
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 52–56°F; 15 to 20 minutes' decanting helps the wine open; can also be served slightly warmer to bring out its aromatic complexity
Pairing: Spaghetti alle vongole
Similar to: A structured amber wine from Friuli-Venezia Giulia or a skin-contact Greco di Tufo from a low-intervention Campanian producer

Cantina Giardino Chianzano 2019 is a skin-contact white wine made from a blend of predominantly Coda di Volpe from young vines and a small proportion of Greco from 80-year-old vines, grown at around 450 to 500 metres above sea level in Montemarano, Irpinia. The soils are calcareous marl with limestone and clay. The grapes spent five days on the skins before the wine aged for ten months in old chestnut casks. Produced by Antonio and Daniela De Gruttola at Cantina Giardino, this is a Campania IGT wine bottled without filtration and with no additions. 13% ABV.

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Producer profile

Cantina Giardino

Cantina Giardino was founded in Ariano Irpino in the late 1990s by Antonio De Gruttola and a group of friends, with the winery officially established in 2003. Antonio and his wife Daniela De Gruttola lead the project, which began as an experiment in making wine without the use of biotechnology: no inoculated yeasts, no filtration, no fining, and typically no added sulfites. The name honors Professor Giardino, in whose cellar the early experiments took place.

The driving mission from the outset was conservation. Irpinia's industrial agricultural shift in the mid-20th century had led many growers to abandon or uproot indigenous varieties in favor of more commercially viable crops. Antonio and Daniela set out to locate these neglected plots, lease or purchase them, and return them to production. Today Cantina Giardino works approximately seven hectares across around 16 parcels throughout the province of Avellino, each on different soils and at varying altitudes. The vineyards are farmed organically, with some vines approaching 100 years of age.

In the cellar, fermentation proceeds spontaneously without temperature control and can continue for months. The wines are raised in a varied collection of vessels: terracotta and sandstone amphorae (some handmade by Daniela from soil sourced from their own vineyards), chestnut, acacia, cherry, and oak casks, as well as concrete and stainless steel depending on the wine. No fining, no filtration, and typically no added sulfur. Each vintage's labels are designed by local artists, giving every release a distinct visual identity.

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Wine region

Campania, Italy

Irpinia is a mountainous inland territory within the province of Avellino in Campania, southern Italy. It sits well away from the coastline, elevated in the Apennine foothills, and is one of the most important wine-producing zones in the south of Italy. The area is home to three of Campania's most significant appellations: Taurasi DOCG, Fiano di Avellino DOCG, and Greco di Tufo DOCG. All three are built around indigenous grape varieties that have been cultivated in the region for centuries, and all three benefit from the high-altitude, cool-climate conditions that distinguish Irpinia from the warmer coastal zones of Campania.

The commune of Montemarano, where the grapes for Cantina Giardino Chianzano 2019 are grown, sits at the southern edge of the Taurasi DOCG zone, close to the area's highest-altitude vineyard sites. The soils here are predominantly calcareous marl with limestone and clay, which differs from the more volcanic soils found near Mount Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei. At 450 to 500 metres above sea level, the vineyards in Montemarano experience cooler temperatures, a longer ripening season, and significant day-to-night temperature swings that help preserve acidity in both red and white varieties.

Coda di Volpe is an ancient white grape indigenous to Campania, taking its name from the fox-tail shape of its clusters. It is widely grown across the province of Avellino and plays a supporting role in several local appellations. Greco, another of Irpinia's defining white varieties, is the primary grape of the Greco di Tufo DOCG, produced from vineyards on tufa and volcanic soils in the northeast of the province. When grown in Montemarano's calcareous soils rather than the Greco di Tufo zone, the variety takes on a slightly different mineral and aromatic character.

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

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East Coast: 5 business days

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