Tasting Notes: The Marisa Cuomo Fiorduva is bright yellow with golden hues. The scent is reminiscent of apricots and fresh flowers, with a hint of tropical fruit. The taste is smooth, dense and characterized by a considerable aromatic persistence of dried apricots, currants and candied fruit. The over-ripe grapes are hand picked and brought into the cellar whole. After soft pressing the grape must, which undergoes cold static fining and is inoculated with selected yeasts, ferments at a temperature of 12°C for about three months in oak barrique then 4 months in stainless steel tanks.
Estate History: The Marisa Cuomo winery was established in 1980 by Andrea Ferraioli and Marisa Cuomo. Having bought the estate and vineyards off his family members, Andrea gifted it to Marisa upon marriage. Together the couple revitalized the formerly neglected vineyards, making them what they are today. The estate is located on the rocks of Furore on the Amalfi Coast, where it is exposed to the elements and vines are planted along vertical rock cliffs. Because of the terrain, harvest is done by hand with the harvesters having to climb up and down stone steps carved out of the cliffside. The picked grapes are then carried out of the vineyards on donkeys or small monorail systems. The wine cellar has been built into the rock allowing them to use current technological advances as well as nature to vinify the wine. By combining the knowledge passed down from local winemakers, ancient winemaking traditions, and the application of new technology, the Marisa Cuomo estate produces wines appreciated by wine lovers all over the world.
