Product: Idillio is balance and harmony incarnated. It has character and an approachable structure. Ruby red colour. It has pronounced aromas, from the typical spicy to red and black berry fruit-driven notes, with a soft but lively tannic structure. It has medium, harmonious structure.
100% Aglianico Benevento PGI, produced in Colline Guardiesi at 300-400 meters above sea level on clayey-calcareous soil, rich in fossils. The grapes are harvested by hand, in crates, at phenolic ripeness during the 3rd week of October. They are destemmed, crushed and fermented in thermo-conditioned stainless steel wine vats. Alcoholic fermentation occurs at controlled temperature, varying between 25 and 28 C, in order to extract colour, tannin and flavour compounds of the skin, through periodic pump overs. At the end of fermentation, submerged cap maceration takes place (a very important phase because, in addition to prolonging the period of extraction from the skins, it facilitates the stabilisation of the colour). Malolactic fermentation follows for the microbiological stabilisation of the wine. The wine is aged entirely in stainless steel tanks, then in bottle for 6 to 8 months.
Producer: Terre Stregate
Region: Benevento, Campania
Grape: Aglianico
Alcohol: 14%
Size: 750ml
Producer Info: Terre Stregate, or “Land of the Bewitched,” certainly makes spellbinding wines. This family-owned estate, nestled in the Guardia Sanframondi hills just outside Naples, is a cornerstone of tradition and organic farming, blending modern precision with rustic elegance. Known for producing both exceptional olive oils and wines, the winery’s roots go back to 1898, when Filippo Iacobucci founded the farm. Though wine production was nearly abandoned under his son Armando's direction, Armando's grandson, also named Armando, revived the family’s winemaking in 2004. Originally focused on olive oil after two generations of selling grapes, the family returned to winemaking under Carlo Iacobucci’s leadership. Today, he and his sister, Filomena, manage the vineyards, cultivating native varieties like Aglianico, Falanghina, Fiano, and Greco on the slopes of Monti del Matese. The estate’s carefully harvested grapes undergo detailed analysis in their on-site lab, ensuring quality in every bottle.
