Sabbie di sopra il Bosco Nanni Copé 2014

roots in a zone among the oldest for viticulture, embracing the interest for less-diffusion varieties, boasting an indissoluble relationship with the belonging terroir crystallized from history. The scenario in which the company Nanni Cope operates is Castel Campagnano, a small village in the upside of Caserta overlooking the Volturno river at 215 meters of altitude, on steep slopes where vineyards alternate with patches of woods not far from the sea and the soils are characterized by grittiness derived from the sandstones of Caiazzo, arose about 7 million years ago. From these geographical inputs of absolute uniqueness comes the name Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco, with a blend that combines the strongness of Aglianico to the fine print of two other native grapes of the area, only recently rediscovered: Pallagrello, which originated the favorite wines of the Borbone kings, fell into disgrace after infestations of the early last century and remained in use in the vineyards of few peasants as a cutting grape, until the recent revival; Casavecchia, that the peasants of the place loved so much to vinify it in purity only for personal use, reserving only small cuts to those who came from the city to buy, with percentages substantially re-proposed in Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco. All this brings the history of Nanni Cope winery, a true enfant prodige for Campania viticulture: with Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco Giovanni Ascione intended to seek, from the earliest years, a strong link with the terroir, desiringto create a wine that tells the story of the vineyard from which it comes. The result is an unrivaled sample of harmony, with an explosive minerality and a tight tannic structure of extreme softness, following shy woody notes that soon give way to a freshness of high impact. This is Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco by Nanni Copè: a wine which have to be told of, that never ceases to show itself in all its elegance, a taste after the other.