“What will it take for Campania to receive the respect it deserves? For nearly two decades, I’ve followed these wines and watched as the region slowly continues to improve. In the early 2000s, it was just a handful of names that were worth talking about. Outside of that small subset, the reds were challenging to understand. They were dark and imposing, often rustic, balancing gruff Aglianico tannins with nervous acidity in a way that was far from pleasurable. Often producers would mask these beastly expressions with a cloak of new oak that would never integrate over time”