Sorrentino, Latikadea, Flananghina
Latikadea is straw yellow in colour with green reflections. On the nose, it shows intense and complex aromas of citrus fruit, pineapple and mineral notes. On the palate, it is full-bodied, elegant, dry and persistent. The wine offers a pleasing balance between weight and freshness.
The Sorrentino family has farmed land on Vesuvios southern slopes just a few miles from Pompei for decades. Paolo Sorrentino inherited his passion for indigenous varieties from his mother, who is known as Nonna Benigna. As a young girl during World War II, Nonna Benigna took it upon herself to tend to the familys vines. Her legacy endures and today her grandchildren Benigna, Maria Paola and Giuseppe work alongside their parents in the vineyards and winery. In the early nineties, Paolo and his wife Angela expanded the estate, which now covers 35 hectares. The vineyards sit between 200 and 700 metres above sea level on highly porous, fragmented volcanic soil. This provides good drainage as well as protection from the aphid phylloxera, allowing all Sorrentinos vines to remain ungrafted. In certain plots, traditional tomato varieties, such as Piennolo, grow between the vine rows just as they would have done in Nonna Benignas day when promiscuous agriculture was the norm.