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Cantine Antonio Caggiano

The newest releases from Cantine Antonio Caggiano show that this father-and-son team work with some of the top parcels around Taurasi, founding a lovely balance between style and tradition. Antonio Caggiano started his winery in the early 1990s with a more modern/international style, which was less about trends at the time and more about trying to breathe life into a region that had fallen into the doldrums of tradition. In those days, there were very few producers that were making world-class Taurasi. However, with the assistance of Luigi Moio (today of Quintodecimo) as his consultant, Caggiano created wines that were clean yet elegant, powerful and widely appealing. Throughout this time, Antonio’s son, Giuseppe, learned at his side until the mid-2000s, when he took over the majority of responsibilities at the winery. Giuseppe Caggiano began to refine the winemaking practices and urged his father to move away from new oak and add larger-format barrels to the aging process. Today, Moio still consults, as he does for many of the region's top producers of Aglianico. Cantine Antonio Caggiano has expanded their portfolio to include regional white varieties. Quality shines through here from top to bottom. While most people will automatically gravitate toward the single-vineyard Taurasi Vigna Macchia dei Goti with its hefty score, do not overlook the stylish Taurasini Salae Domini for medium-term drinking, nor the fresh and vivid Aglianico Taurì for its balanced drink-me-now personality.

From Wines from Italy’s Volcanic Arc: Campania (Jan 2022) by Eric Guido

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2020 Bianco Fiagre

Release Price: $24

Color: White

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