The Caprettone vine is currently present only in the province of Naples.
The adult leaf is large, pentagonal and five-lobed, as well as being dark green. The grape is long, medium large, medium compact, cylindrical and with one or two wings.
The length of the main peduncle is short.
The berry is long, of medium width and ellipsoidal in shape. The color of the peel is yellow-green with an average thickness.
Furthermore, the vine has a high resistance to drought in addition to the fact that both the leaf and the grape also have a high resistance to Botrytis.
The wine I present today is the Caprettone “Aryete” DOC Vesuvio 2019 by Casa Setaro.
This wine has the particularity of fermenting at a controlled temperature and refines for 6 months in amphorae and tonneaux.
It rests for two months in the bottle before being sold.
It has a straw yellow color, it is clear and not very consistent.
On the olfactory examination it is both intense and persistent. Apricot, Williams pear, yellow peach and honey are clearly perceived.
Upon gustatory examination it is dry, fresh, savory, not very hot and soft.
The taste-olfactory examination is both intense and persistent. Honey, yellow peach, Williams pear and apricot are back.It is both a fine and balanced wine.
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