(GUARDIA SANFRAMONDI – BENEVENTO) La Guardiense, in the town of Guardia Sanframonde in the province of Benevento, is a wine cooperative and among the most famous wines we find the splendid Piedirosso Janare , the excellent Falanghina Senete , the Greco Janere, the Aglianico Riserva Cantari and , best of all, the Aglianico I Mille for L’Aglianico.
La Guardiense’s History and Philosophy
Large cooperatives often become the subject of some suspicion, which, in the worst case scenario, turns into the belief that their size and nature as a cooperative indicates, or even ensures, that their sole objective is to produce large volumes of wine and that quality is not to be found in their work. This sort of prejudice is particularly strong in the case of southern Italy, and the La Guardiense cooperative in the town of Guardia Sanframondi , in the province of Benevento, has suffered, unjustly, for years from the consequences. Interesting grapes grow in these higher soils, among which there are the Aglianico and the Piedirosso for the reds, the Falanghina(here unsurpassed as a source), the Greek , and the Coda di Volpe for whites.
In the last fifty years the cooperative has been led by three Presidents, who have been able to respond and react with foresight to the challenges besieging the world of wine, making it always capable of renewing itself and adapting to the times and changing markets by combining tradition and experience with modernity, as evidenced by their sparkling system, one of the most prestigious in the whole of the South. One of the latest challenges has been environmental sustainability , which has been given great importance, using renewable energy from its own innovative photovoltaic system.
The wines of La Guardiense
An activity of this size obviously has a large number of members, about 1000, and thanks to the almost 1500 hectares of vineyards it produces lines of different quality levels. But the selections compete very well with, and sometimes surpass, the best wines of the entire region. The three production lines are: Janare, that is selections focused on the preservation of native vines, Fremondo and Classico, to which are added sparkling wines made with the Charmat method and the Classic method. Of great interest are the splendid Piedirosso Janare, the excellent Falanghina Senete, the Greco Janere, and the Aglianico Riserva Cantari. And best of all, the Aglianico I Mille for L’Aglianico , very simply a great wine. A tribute to the passion of the growers, to the competence of the technical staff, from the consultant Riccardo Cotarella to the ambition and commitment of the directors. All for one, one for all.
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Info & Contacts La Guardiense
Address: Località Santa Lucia, 104/105, 82034 Guardia Sanframondi BN
Tel: +39 0824 864034
Website:www.laguardiense.it
e-mail:info@laguardiense.it
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