Villa Matilde

Villa Matilde's origins trace back to the 1960s when Francesco Paolo Avallone, a lawyer with a passion for ancient wines, sought to revive the legendary "Falerno" wine, famously enjoyed by Roman emperors. Inspired by the writings of Roman poets and historians, Avallone began extensive research to restore the ancient wine, which had disappeared centuries earlier. In the 1970s, Villa Matilde reintroduced Falerno wines, reviving a lost tradition in the region. Today, the winery is run by his children, Salvatore and Maria-Ida, continuing their father’s legacy.

In 2009, Villa Matilde launched its "Zero Emissions" project, aiming for environmental sustainability in all aspects of wine production. The initiative focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting eco-friendly practices, from vineyard management to distribution. Key efforts include installing 339 solar panels, which generate 100,000 kW of clean energy annually, saving 73 tonnes of CO2. Additional measures involve water recovery, energy efficiency through natural ventilation, and using insulating materials, all while preserving the natural landscape and boosting oxygen emissions with tree planting.

Villa Matilde wines are the fruit of uninterrupted study and research aimed at identifying the grape varieties that yielded the ancient wines of this area, the Aglianico and Piedirosso vines that today produce red Falerno and the Falanghina variety from which white Falerno is made. Going back to the past is in any case constantly enriched by revisiting and modernizing that viticulture through the use of state-of-the-art tools. Nor is innovation limited to just technology: it is the fruit of a creative imagination that centers its attention on the local growing area and its winegrowers. An ever-growing portfolio of wines is eloquent evidence of new vineyards and new wines, which testify to the self-confident identity of Campania Felix, ranging from the area of the Ager Falernus, in the province of Caserta, to the provinces of Benevento and Avellino. In 2000, Villa Matilde inaugurated Tenuta Rocca dei Leoni in the heart of the Sannio zone, near Benevento, and in 2004 Tenuta d’Altavilla in the Irpinia DOCGs, in the province of Avellino, thus giving birth to a new wines as well. Villa Matilde concentrates on breed; it does not produce endless lines of wines, but elite wines appreciated by those who understand fine wines, inspired by culture or by personal passion.