Het groeiseizoen van 2017 in Campanië was heet en droog. Er heerste droogte, de oogst begon vroeg en de opbrengsten waren in heel Zuid-Italië lager. Voor Montevetrano, dat een kleine wijngaard exploiteert op de heuvels van San Cipriano Picentino, betekende dit lage opbrengsten maar zeer geconcentreerd fruit. De wijnen van 2017 weerspiegelen de warmte van het jaar. Rijp, vol en genereus, maar met behoud van de frisheid die de hogere ligging en de nabijheid van de Tyrreense kust deze wijn geven.
Robert Parker (93)
Silvia Imparato is a leading lady of Campania wine. I visited her a few years back and have such a pleasant memory of her home, with beams of sunlight hitting the bright red tomatoes, lemons and basil plants sitting on the handmade ceramic tiles of her rustic kitchen countertop. Her elegant Montevetrano 2017 Montevetrano is a blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Aglianico and Merlot. From a hot and dry vintage, this expression shows rich concentration with black fruit, blackberry and cherry confit. Those dark fruit tones are nicely supplemented by spice and lightly cured tobacco.
Winespectator (92)
A finely detailed red, fresh and focused, featuring a pure beam of ripe black currant fruit, layered with subtle accents of wild herb, star anise, graphite and iron. Medium- to full-bodied and elegant, with creamy tannins firming the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Aglianico and Merlot.
James Suckling (96)
romas and flavors of blackberries and blueberries with licorice and black-pepper. Medium to full body. Chewy, yet refined and balance. Another two or three years of bottle age would bring it more together.
Vinous (95)
In the 2017 Montevetrano (Colli di Salerno)I find depths of crushed blue and blackberries, laced with minerals, sweet exotic spices, and cocoa powder, as dark, alluring floral tones pull me closer to the glass, offset by a hint of fresh mint leaf. It floods the palate with silky textures and cool-toned black fruits, as brisk acids carry the 2017 Montevetrano effortlessly across the senses, leaving a coating of savory spice, minerals, and fine tannin. The finish is long and structured, clenching the palate with youthful grip, as hints of black fruits fade to reveal echoes of violet florals. There’s so much density on the palate, yet it is somehow lifted, seamless, and precise, with all the raw ingredients needed to evolve in the cellar over the next ten to twenty years. Gorgeous.
BOW (8.50)
Falstaff (93)
Glänzendes Rubin mit feiner Granatzunge. Eröffnet mit leicht rauchigen Noten, dahinter feine Himbeere. Saftig und unmittelbar am Gaumen, zeigt griffiges, gut eingebundenes Tannin, herzhaft und kernig.
