Game of thrones - three wine houses of campania

I had promised to introduce something new to the gang and looked in the cellar. As if by luck or providence, the six bottles I possessed were a white and red (in the equivalent price ranges) each from three of the most important wine houses in campania (at least if you live in sweden and don't no anything about anything and grab what you can find on the very very small shelf space devoted to wines of this region...). Why not provoke a shoot-out!

• 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo Cutizzi 89 Points

  Italy, Campania, Greco di Tufo DOCG

  Opens with warm citrus fruit, a hint of marzipan, medium body, very good freshness and finish and balance.

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• 2011 Mastroberardino Irpinia Morabianca Flawed

  Italy, Campania, Irpinia

  unfortunately, this was corked. Bought it in rome so can't return it to the store and get a refund, as is the case with the swedish government retail monopoly.

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• 2012 Terredora di Paolo Fiano di Avellino Terre di Dora 89 Points

  Italy, Campania, Fiano di Avellino DOCG

  Clean, citrusy, fresh taste, medium body, great finish, perhaps a note of celeriac or something green and slightly bitter after a while, but it is elegant and perfect as aperitif or with some fresh seafood.

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• 2007 Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi 87 Points

  Italy, Campania, Taurasi DOCG

  Has berries, licorice and chocolate on the nose, lots of fine grained tannins, perhaps a little over extracted and too much heat. But great with grilled sausages and cheese.

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• 2010 Mastroberardino Aglianico Irpinia Redimore 86 Points

  Italy, Campania, Irpinia

  The lighest red of the three aglianicos tasted and the softest attack on the palate. Still there is structure and above all freshness, but the complexity is not as pronounced and the grip not as tight as for the other two wines (terradora fatica contadina 05 and feudi taurasi 11).

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• 2005 Terredora di Paolo Taurasi Fatica Contadina 90 Points

  Italy, Campania, Taurasi DOCG

  has the elegance of an aged bordeaux with leather, camphor, cassis. But also very unforgiving and unyielding tannins and freshness to go a long way. On its own, the grip curdles and coats the mouth more than a lemon wedge and swallowing a bucket of sand, but with fatty food, it was the WOTN.

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Very sound quality and price-worthiness all across the board. Impressive how well made these were at this price point. Also interesting how different the three aglianicos were in terms of structure. From softish and modern (and young!) to aged and grippy and harsh but complex. Overall I think the whites just felt very complete and totally very good QPR.