Capaldo Greco di Tufo Goleto 2017

96 points Decanter: "The nose is ripe with delicate yet elegant note of dried lemon zest, ripe grapefruits and fresh lime juice. Very ripe palate with a creamy texture. (2021)"

95 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "This is a new project from Feudi di San Gregorio CEO Antonio Capaldo. The Tenute Capaldo 2017 Greco di Tufo Goleto is named after a white stone monastery that frames the background of this vineyard site. Following years of intense experimentation at the Feudi winery, with a dozen or so commercial bottlings of single-vineyard expressions of both the Greco and the Fiano grapes from various pinpoint geological sites spread across Irpinia, Antonio and his team are ready to unveil their best performing wines. It should not go unnoticed that this wine is a Greco. In the ongoing battle of supremacy between Campania's two leading white grapes, it seems that Tenute Capaldo has put its bets on Greco, known for its immediate freshness and encouraging aging record. Will Greco become one of the Noble Whites of Southern Italy? The answer here seems to be yes. Antonio affirms: "Greco is the most important variety we have here in Irpina." Starting with the 2019 vintage, this wine will be bumped up to Riserva status (the vines are 70 years old and planted in calcareous and sulfur-rich soils). Both the 2017 and 2018 vintages are characterized by hot spells during the summer months. With only 5,000 bottles made during this first release from 2017, the wine shines with beautiful luminosity from the inside out. The bouquet is extremely chiseled and fine at this young stage, boasting etched sea breeze and mineral notes that define what we love most about Campania wines. Those aromas are tightly bound and nervous now, and this bodes well for the future evolution of the wine. In my experience, a great Greco (take the Pietracupa 2010 Greco di Tufo G as an example) can hold strong for as much as 20 years. For this reason, I feel confident in recommending a long drinking window. Drink: 2020-2030. (Oct 2019)"

95 points James Suckling: "This is so chalky and dusty on the nose with dried lemons and white peaches. Honeysuckle as well. Full- to medium-bodied, with light green apples, flowers and light honey. Yet so mineral and layered. Cashmere texture. Impressive single vineyard greco. Aging beautifully. Drink now. (7/19/23)"

94 points CellarTracker.com community score.

93 points Falstaff Guide: "Bright straw yellow with a brilliant core. Nose of toast, cold butter, plus subtle notes of meadow herbs, flint and peach tea. Great ripe fruit on the palate, compact, underpinned by subtle waxy tones, opens up excitingly, lingers long on the palate with an austere feel. (Mar 2023)"

17/20 points Julia Harding MW (JancisRobinson.com): "Highly stylised flask-shaped bottle. This is very subtle on the nose: more stony/mineral than fruity, and salty too. Very slightly herbal on the nose and palate, but only delicately so, with intense salty purity. There’s something close to apricot kernel adding a nutty quality, perhaps some grapefruit and lime zest, but none of these descriptors are quite right. Dry as can be, mouth-watering and that saltiness and stony minerality kick in on the long finish. Never having had this before, I am not sure how it will age but I suspect it will do so very well. The oak barely shows except in a slight creamy richness in the texture, though this is balanced by crisp acidity. (Oct 2019)"