Winemaker Notes
Straw yellow that contains brilliant green reflections. Intense and persistent with sensations of delicate white flowers and fruit. Freshness and balance, with a clean finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
A nose that transports immediately to the seaside with salt air, seaweed, crushed rocks and sand. Lemon and orange zest roll onto a palate that’s bright but dense with more citrus and the sweetness of almond paste, before a salty lick of a rock on the finish.
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Vinous
More savory than sweet, the 2022 Falanghina Vulcanico lifts from the glass with a burst of crushed stone and sour citrus, giving way to young peach. This is round, nearly glycerol in feel, with texturally ripe orchard fruits and a salty twang that comes forward toward the close. The 2022 lingers long, leaving a potent staining of mineral-tinged apricot and tangerine that slowly fade.
Thriving throughout Campania, Falanghina grows widely throughout the region and plays a key role in many regional blends. Along the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, the local grapes, Verdeca, Coda di Volpe and Greco take well to its addition. On the Amalfi Coast, it is added to Biancolella as well as Greco. Around Avellino, it can be made into single varietal versions. Somm Secret—Thought to be an ancient transplant from Greece, the grape takes its name from the Greek word, phalanga, meaning stake or pole, in reference to the Greek method of training vines to single stakes.
Inhabiting the arch of Italy’s boot, this southern, mountainous region has a relatively small amount of vineyard area under vine. Basilicata has one DOCG for its prized red grape, Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture Superior, which is limited to the slopes of an extinct volcano. The best whites are made of Malvasia bianca.