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The Amalfi Coast sells limoncello and honeymoon photos. It doesn't have a reputation for serious wine — which is exactly why this bottle exists. Two brothers, Gigino and Gaetano Reale, make wine in a tiny cellar in the mountain village of Tramonti, 500 meters above the coast. Their vines are own-rooted, planted into volcanic ash sometime around 1920. The blend is Biancolella, Biancazita (a local Falanghina), and Pepella — grapes that don't appear elsewhere on our shelves and rarely appear anywhere in Boston.
"Aliseo" is the name of the wind that pushes off the sea toward the mountains. You can argue about whether you taste it. What's harder to argue with is the wine itself: dry and taut, with real acidity, a saline edge, and enough structure to age. Nothing about it reads like a tourist destination. Stainless steel, no malolactic, certified organic. Total production across all five wines is around 25,000 bottles. We don't have much.
The Amalfi Coast sells limoncello and honeymoon photos. It doesn't have a reputation for serious wine — which is exactly why this bottle exists. Two brothers, Gigino and Gaetano Reale, make wine in a tiny cellar in the mountain village of Tramonti, 500 meters above the coast. Their vines are own-rooted, planted into volcanic ash sometime around 1920. The blend is Biancolella, Biancazita (a local Falanghina), and Pepella — grapes that don't appear elsewhere on our shelves and rarely appear anywhere in Boston.
"Aliseo" is the name of the wind that pushes off the sea toward the mountains. You can argue about whether you taste it. What's harder to argue with is the wine itself: dry and taut, with real acidity, a saline edge, and enough structure to age. Nothing about it reads like a tourist destination. Stainless steel, no malolactic, certified organic. Total production across all five wines is around 25,000 bottles. We don't have much.
