NV Mustilli Pet'nat Aglianico 'Regina Sofia'

Region: Campania > Italy  Grapes: Aglianico Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming, volcanic tuffeau soil, fermented in stainless steel, finished in bottle, crown cap, non-disgorged, no added So2; zero-zero; 11% ABV Winemakers: Paola and Anna Chiara Mustilli The Mustilli family are pioneers in the town of Sant'Agata dei Goti in Campania, their home since the 1500s, and can lay claim to many ‘firsts’ in the region. They were the first to farm organically (although they refuse to pay for the certification after watching the mafia-like approval of neighboring wineries who are very much not farming organically). Instead they march to their own drumbeat, farming with honesty and integrity. They were also one of the first to recognize the value of planting indigenous Campanian grapes in the 1970’s. And, Lenoardo Mustilli, known as the ‘engineer of Falanghina’ was the first to bottle and sell a varietal Falanghina. His daughters, Paola and Anna Chiara currently run the show, and although t