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Tenute Capaldo - Goleto Greco di Tufo2017

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March 2025
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Tenute Capaldo - Goleto Greco di Tufo label
  • Producer Tenute Capaldo
  • Blend 100% Greco di Tufo
  • Country Italy
  • UPC 0 15643 75533 0

Reviews

Jancis Robinson 17

Highly stylised flask-shaped bottle. This is very subtle on the nose: more stony/mineral than fruity, and salty too. Very slightly herbal on the nose and palate, but only delicately so, with intense salty purity. There's something close to apricot kernel adding a nutty quality, perhaps some grapefruit and lime zest, but none of these descriptors are quite right. Dry as can be, mouth-watering and that saltiness and stony minerality kick in on the long finish. Never having had this before, I am not sure how it will age but I suspect it will do so very well. The oak barely shows except in a slight creamy richness in the texture, though this is balanced by crisp acidity.

by JH, Jancis Robinson , 2019

James Suckling 95

This is so chalky and dusty on the nose with dried lemons and white peaches. Honeysuckle as well. Full- to medium-bodied, with light green apples, flowers and light honey. Yet so mineral and layered. Cashmere texture. Impressive single vineyard greco. Aging beautifully.

by JS, James Suckling , 2023

Vinous Media 92

Pale golden-tinged yellow. Very gently oaked aromas and flavors of vanilla and nutmeg complement pomaceous orchard fruit and botanical herbs. Closes long and lemony. Made from 60- to 70-year-old 100% Greco vines grown in the commune of Tufo, this is the first vintage of this wine, made by the owner of Feudi di San Gregorio but under a different name. Aged 80% in oak and 20% in amphora. Ought to age fairly well.

by ID, Vinous Media , 2019

Wine Enthusiast 90

Delicately scented, this medium-bodied white offers enticing aromas of spring blossom, stone fruit and a whiff of almond. The elegantly structured palate has an understated finesse, offering ripe pear, white peach, Meyer lemon and saline-mineral notes framed in fresh acidity.

by KO, Wine Enthusiast , 2019

Wine Advocate 95

With only 5,000 bottles made during this first release from 2017, the wine shines with beautiful luminosity from the inside out. The bouquet is extremely chiseled and fine at this young stage, boasting etched sea breeze and mineral notes that define what we love most about Campania wines. Those aromas are tightly bound and nervous now, and this bodes well for the future evolution of the wine. In my experience, a great Greco (take the Pietracupa 2010 Greco di Tufo G as an example) can hold strong for as much as 20 years. For this reason, I feel confident in recommending a long drinking window.

by ML, Wine Advocate , 2019

Technical Details

Estate

Tenute Capaldo is a boutique estate who produces only two single-vineyard wines: Goleto and Gulielmus. They are effectively the reference points for Campanian Greco di Tufo and Campanian Taurasi (Aglianico). This is a passion project of Antonio Capaldo, the owner of Feudi di San Gregorio, one of the largest and most respected wineries in Southern Italy. Tenute Capaldo is separate from Feudi, and designed to show off the unique, diverse terroir of the Irpinia region in the central part of Campania. These are very small production wines that showcase the beauty and potential of Southern Italy.

Tasting notes

This exceptionally complex Greco showcases aromas of oak, toasted hazelnut and wet stone. The linear palate evokes yellow-apple skin, saline and a dollop of vanilla alongside racy acidity.

Vinification

The Greco Grapes originate from selected vines within a 6 acre parcel in the San Paolo area within the town of Tufo. Here the vineyards are over 30 years old and grow near sulphureous mines. They are cultivated following different historic methods of the region. Harvest is done by hand and generally happens between the first and the second week of October, depending on the vintage characteristics. Fermentation happens in stainless steel tanks; then the following year 80% of the cuvee is aged in gently toasted large tonneaux oak barrels and the remaining 20% in amphora. Afterwards the finished wine is aged in bottle for an additional year before release.