Montevetrano is one of southern Italy’s most impressive producers. Located in San Cipriano Picentino, south of Naples, the property was purchased in the 1940s by the Imparato family, who farmed and made wine only for the family. But in the 1980s a new generation improved the vineyards adding Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Aglianico Taursi grapes. In 1991 the family produced its first bottles of Montevetrano from 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Aglianico. The first commercial vintage was 1993. Today the estate consists of 12 acres planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Aglianico. About 30,000 bottles are produced a year. Montevetrano wines are unfined and unfiltered and Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Montevetrano “staggering in its complexity and richness.”