Quintodecimo | Campania

Set high in the mountainous heart of Irpinia within the prestigious Taurasi growing area, Quintodecimo represents the absolute pinnacle of modern winemaking in Campania. The estate spans across beautifully elevated sites, including the hill of Mirabella Eclano and prime hillside plots in Tufo dedicated to the native Greco grape. Sitting at altitudes of over 400 metres, these vines benefit from a brilliant balance of warm Italian sunshine during the day and remarkably fresh, cool mountain air at night, allowing the grapes to ripen perfectly while retaining vital natural acidity.

In the vineyard, the team follows strict organic farming practices and insists on incredibly low yields, ensuring every single vine produces only the most concentrated and characterful fruit. This meticulous attention to detail continues into the cellar, which is run with almost clinical precision. By handling the grapes so carefully and using very low levels of sulphur, these Italian wines are exceptionally pure and intense. Despite their richness, they never feel heavy in the glass, offering beautifully vivid regional character and an outstanding ability to age gracefully in the bottle.

The driving force behind the estate is Professor Luigi Moio, a man born into a historic local winemaking family whose roots date back to 1880. After spending years in France studying the intricacies of viticulture, Luigi returned to Italy in the 1990s to teach at the University of Naples and craft wine for various highly regarded estates. However, the urge to build his own legacy proved too strong, and in 2001 his ultimate dream was realised. Today, he famously describes his winemaking philosophy as an attempt to capture the elegant finesse of Burgundy alongside the formidable power of Bordeaux, firmly establishing the estate as one of the finest producers in Italy.

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