Quintodecimo Jaune d'Arles Greco di Tufo DOCG 2024

Quintodecimo Jaune d'Arles Greco di Tufo DOCG 2024

Quintodecimo
$60.00

Grape: Greco
Vintage: 2024
Type: White

This white wine is a single-vineyard volcanic cru produced from hand-harvested greco di Tufo grapes in Irpinia. Winemaker Luigi Moio employs a dual fermentation approach, splitting the must seventy percent into stainless steel vats and thirty percent into new French oak barrels. The liquid matures for eight months on its fine fermentation lees with regular bâtonnage to build a dense mouthfeel. This disciplined cellar protocol avoids heavy modern makeup, giving the wine the structure of a white wine with the soul of a red.

It displays a luminous golden-straw color, releasing a complex nose of ripe apricot, peach, quince, and smoky minerals. On the palate, the full-bodied frame is powerful and deep, balancing a rich texture with a chiseled vein of flint and white pepper. A firm line of natural acidity cuts right through the weight, maintaining excellent freshness. Savory layers of maritime salinity add depth across the dense mouthfeel.

Azienda Agricola Quintodecimo is a highly regarded winery situated in the mountainous Irpinia area of Campania, Italy, a region known for its unique volcanic and clay soils and favorable microclimate. Founded in 2001 by the renowned enologist and professor Luigi Moio and his wife, Laura Di Marzo, the estate is the culmination of Moio's extensive research into native varietals and a winemaking philosophy rooted in the perfect harmony between science, innovation, and terroir.

The winery's name, Quintodecimo, is a nod to the area's ancient Roman past. Located primarily in Mirabella Eclano, the estate cultivates indigenous Campania varieties—Aglianico, Fiano, Greco, and Falanghina—across its meticulously managed, organically farmed single-cru vineyards. Quintodecimo's core mission is to produce small quantities of wines that offer the highest possible expression of their varietal character and unique site. This dedication to quality results in acclaimed wines such as the powerful Taurasi DOCG reds (like *Vigna Quintodecimo* and *Vigna Grande Cerzito*) and the complex, age-worthy whites (like *Exultet* Fiano di Avellino and *Giallo d'Arles* Greco di Tufo). The overall style is often described as combining the finesse and elegance of Burgundy with the structure and power of Bordeaux, all while maintaining a pristine core of varietal purity.