Terre del Principe Vigna Piancastelli Rosso, Campania, Italy

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A release of just 2,000 bottles, the Terre del Principe 2015 Piancastelli is a blend of about two-thirds Pallagrello Nero and one-third Casavecchia. This is a bold and modern wine with thick concentration, extracted fruit weight and a deep, dark or velvety appearance. It has plenty of oak that heavily influences both the bouquet and the mouthfeel. This wine is the proverbial too-much-of-a-good-thing, and there is a lot of oak toast and spice for your senses to navigate. It's a bit much, and all that extra power and exuberance of the 2015 vintage is put on broad display.

A 70-30 blend of Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia (aged in oak for 12 months), the 2014 Piancastelli is a ripe and robust red wine that hits the plate with heavy ripeness. The bouquet offers aromas of black fruit, prune, spice and a touch of grilled porcino mushroom. This vintage is soft at the back and lacks the structure needed for extended cellar aging. Grapes are left to air-dry on the vines.

The 2007 Vigna Piancastelli is Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia made in a slightly late-harvest style. This sumptuous racy wine bursts from the glass with heady notes of ash, scorched earth, game, wild cherries, sage and rosemary. Despite the wine’s size, everything is in wonderful harmony here. Today the Piancastelli is quite young, but it should develop beautifully in bottle over the coming years. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027. The richness of Campanian oenology is still being discovered. These superb new releases from Terre del Principe are great starting points for readers who want to discover the virtues of Pallagrello Bianco, Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia, all indigenous, native varieties that proprietor Peppe Mancini helped revive from near obscurity. Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200

The 2005 Vigna Piancastelli (70% Pallagrello Nero, 30% Casavecchia) is made in a late-harvest style where a portion of the grapes are allowed to dry slightly on the vine prior to being harvested. The wine is then aged in new French oak barrels for 12 months prior to being bottled. To be sure, style speaks more eloquently than varietal character in this sumptuous, extroverted offering, but it is impossible not to be seduced by the wine's sheer personality and complexity. The sweetness here works nicely to balance the wine's tannic backbone, as notes of cinnamon, spices and minerals linger on the long finish. This is a wine to keep an eye on. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020. Proprietor Peppe Mancini co-founded the Vestini Campagnano winery, but left in 2003 to pursue his own project, Terra del Principe. Mancini is largely responsible for the resurgence of interest in three of Campania's indigenous varieties; Pallagrello Bianco, Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia, ancient grapes that were once prized by prior generations but were allowed to lapse into obscurity. Mancini's first career was the law, but he and his wife Manuela Piancastelli, a respected local journalist, seem to have found their true calling in these hillside vineyards in the province of Caserta. Terra del Principe works with roughly eleven hectares of vineyards and consulting oenologist Luigi Moio oversees winemaking. Terre del Principe is a young property, but these new releases are extremely promising. I highly encourage readers to seek these beautiful wines out. Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200