Villa Dora, Caprettone, 2024

£22.90

Certified-organic, old-vine Caprettone from Vesuvius: stainless-steel fermented and aged on fine lees for 5–6 months, showing flinty minerality, yellow fruit and floral lift.

flinty
yellow apple
white flowers
chamomile

At a glance

Producer: Villa Dora
Region: Campania
Appellation: Vesuvio Caprettone DOC
Grape: Caprettone
Vintage: 2024
Country: Italy
Wine type: White
Alcohol: 13.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

octopus salad
spaghetti alle vongole
grilled prawns
lemon sole

How to serve it

Serve: Cool (10–12°C)

Why Cave selected it

A pure volcanic expression of Caprettone from ungrafted old vines, farmed organically and finished crisp and saline—versatile with seafood and distinctive without oak.

About the wine

The fruit is pressed after about an hour of maceration, then fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged on the fine lees for at least 5 or 6 months. If you like dry Riesling this might be up your street. Perfect with seafood.

About Villa Dora

Spanning 12 hectares, the vineyards of Villa Dora thrive upon the slopes of one of the planet's most formidable natural phenomena, at an elevation ranging from 250 to 300 meters above sea level. Benefiting from a sun-drenched and airy climate, the terroir owes its equilibrium to Vesuvius's imposing presence, the world's most renowned volcano, whose millennia-long activity has indelibly marked the entire region. The vines boast a distinct character forged from a blend of ash and Lapilli. Here, historic grape varietals such as Piedirosso, Aglianico, Caprettone, Catalanesca, and Falanghina, tracing their lineage to the Greek incursion into Italy, flourish

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