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Falerno del Massico

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The story

The Falerno wine

There are territories capable of defying time, where the land keeps secrets thousands of years old. The Ager Falernus, spread across the slopes of Monte Massico and Monte Cicoli (Sinuessa) and touched by the breezes of Mondragone, is one of them...

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The territory

Ager Falernus

The vineyards lie in the Falerno area. Each geographical place corresponds to one of the estate’s wines: soil and altitude contribute to the character of every label.

  • Monte Petrinum
  • Monte Massico
  • Monte Cicoli (Sinuessa)
  • Carinola
Narrative diagram of the territoryNarrative diagram of the Ager Falernus with Monte Petrinum, Monte Massico, Monte Cicoli (Sinuessa) and Carinola. It is not a geographical map.AGER FALERNUSMONTE PETRINUMMONTE MASSICOCARINOLAMONTE CICOLI(SINUESSA)
Narrative diagram of the Ager Falernus: Monte Petrinum, Monte Massico, Monte Cicoli (Sinuessa) and Carinola.
Vineyard landscape in the Ager Falernus
Caucinum bottle, front label

A house wine

Caucinum

Falerno del Massico Primitivo

Falerno del Massico DOC

15.5% vol

Territory

Made in the cradle of the Ager Falernus, on the high hillside belt of Sinuessa.

In the cellar

Harvested by hand, with a night-time vintage.

Grape variety

Primitivo

One-litre bottle of extra virgin olive oil of Monte Massico

Oil

Extra virgin olive oil of Monte Massico

Alongside the house wines, a 1 litre bottle from Monte Massico.

Inside the winery, during production

The winery

From work in the vineyard to vinification

Artisanal care begins with the selection of the grapes and continues through to the wine in bottle. It is the daily gesture the estate tells as a sign of its experience and of its attachment to this land.

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Bring the Ager Falernus to your table

Discover the Sciacca labels and the Monte Massico oil, or write to the winery. The wines are born in the Ager Falernus, among the places of Monte Petrinum, Monte Massico and Carinola.

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