Campania is considered by many to be the region which is showing the greatest evolution in the quality of its vineyards and its wine. In the time of  Cicero, Horace and Virgil, Campania was considered one of the most important wine regions. Etruscans, Romans and Greeks valued this land for its rich and fertile soil. The fall of the Roman Empire and later the abysmal decline of the once world capital of Naples  seemed to have almost irrevocably condemned this land to lie fallow. It is only recently that a new generation of winemakers is striving to bring this land back to its former glory. Most notably among them is Carlo De Lucia . He has a great passion for making wine, an understanding of the new technology and a willingness to experiment and make certain sacrifies in the name of quality. Aglianicos  are impressively structured, full of berries, currants and sour cherries in a tannic and complex background of wood and spice. They show fnesse and elegance. This Aglianico  sees at least six months of barrique.