a great wine of Campania: a’ Scippata
I came back from a guided wine tour in the province of Salerno, the Southern province of Campania and I discovered a great red wine and now I’d like to share with you my report about this excellent wine.
The location of the vineyard is close to Paradise. Oh, yes !
We are in a very small hamlet, its name is Capitignano of Tramonti the small hilltown up Maiori, one of the small towns of Amalfi Coast.
The view from here is, in my honest opinion, unique in the world.
The winery is GIUSEPPE APICELLA and the wine that I tasted is ‘A SCIPPATA 2004.
‘A SCIPPATA is a blend of two local grapes: Tintore (80%) and Piedirosso (20%).
Tintore grapes are male and strong; if alone it could be even rude, so that it needs a sweet stroke from a gentle hand, and this is the role of the female partner, Piedirosso.
Its aging process is in large oaks but also in barriques.
The color is a strong red. My nose smelled the cherries.
My mouth told me “thank you” as I finished the first glass sip by sip.
Its best match is with red meats and aged cheese.
Azienda Agricola Giuseppe Apicella
Frazione Capitignano
Tramonti
tel 089 856209
http://www.giuseppeapicella.it/
