Luigi Maffini
Luigi Maffini's vineyards are on the coast of Campania, south of Naples, across the bay from Positano, and planted with the local grape varieties of Fiano and Aglianico. We first met Luigi Maffini at Vinitaly at least ten years ago, and he was quite plainly making some of the best and truest wines from Campania as he is today. However, in spite of asking and having tasted his wines every year since, this is the first time that he has been in a position to sell us his wines. They are all well worth trying.

Campania Italy
This is a full-bodied 'rosato' made from the free run juice of Aglianico grapes, which in spite of having had no skin contact at all is remarkably deep in colour. Packed with red fruits, crisp tannins... (more info)
Campania Italy
Superbly textured and full bodied Aglianico. This vintage has been given a shorter period of skin contact and a relatively short period in used oak barrels so as to preserve all of its juicy and crunchy... (more info)
Campania Italy
This is a later picked Fiano which spends eight months in new oak, from a vineyard with a more limestone based soil, and more concentrated and intense than the Kratos.
Campania Italy
Maffini's top red wine is made from low yielding Aglianico from a single block of older vines. The wine is aged for eighteen months in barrels, of which fifty-five percent are new, and the kept in... (more info)









