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Mastroberardino

The most remarkable thing about Mastroberardino is not the consistent quality of their top-shelf, Campania whites, such as the Fiano Stilema or the age-worthy world-class portfolio of Taurasi. No. The most remarkablething about Mastroberardino is the overall consistency of their entire lineup from top to bottom. In fact, those collectible wines that we hunt for are only a fraction of what this estate turns out. Mastroberardino oversees 260 hectares throughout Irpinia, split up between 14 estates. Of that, 105 hectares are vineyards producing fruit for wine, with another 40 hectares scheduled to come online in the next few years. With these resources, the estate is able to turn out an annual production of 1.7 million bottles of wine. The 2015 Taurasi Riserva is totally seductive and a classic in the making, but still screaming for time in the cellar. Their exceptionally pure Aglianico Irpinia or Lacryma Christi (Piedirosso) are enjoyable any night of the week, while the “baby Taurasi” Re di More is a widely appealing wine. Overall quality across the portfolio is of the utmost importance to CEO Piero Mastroberardino, whose hands-on approach, especially with such a large winemaking facility, is quite admirable. His latest obsession has been over the production of the Stilema lineup, of which the 2017 Fiano was included in my recent tastings. These wines are essentially a selection of a selection of the best vines across all of the holdings of Mastroberardino. Unfortunately, production is very low, with only 3,000 bottles being filled of the 2017 Fiano. There’s also a Taurasi Stilema, which I was not able to taste the new vintage of, but the 2015 was included in last year's report. Speaking of not being included, what is also missing from this report is the 2017 Taurasi Radici (black label), but it will be added as soon as a sample bottle arrives. In the end, Mastroberardino remains one of the most dependable wineries in Campania, with a production that makes them relatively easy to find around the world, and still able to impress from the entry level all the way to the absolute pinnacle of Italian winemaking.

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

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2020 Bianco Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio

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Mastroberardino

2020 Bianco Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio

2020 Fiano di Avellino

2020 Fiano di Avellino Radici

2017 Fiano di Avellino Stilema

2015 Fiano di Avellino More Maiorum

2020 Greco di Tufo

2020 Greco di Tufo Novaserra

2020 Falanghina del Sannio

2020 Falanghina Morabianca

2018 Bianco Neroametà

2020 Rosato Lacrimarosa

2019 Rosso Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio

2019 Aglianico Re di More

2018 Aglianico

2017 Taurasi Radici

2015 Taurasi Riserva Radici

2011 Taurasi Naturalis Historia

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