De Conciliis Falanghina 2024 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	De Conciliis
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Varietal	Falanghina
Vintage	2024
Sku	WH2860
Size	750ml

 

Exotic flower petals, lime zest, spice, honeyed citrus, and warm stones frame the luscious tropical and crisp orchard fruits in this lively '18 Falanghina. Fresh yet full-bodied, fruit-laden yet minerally, this white has a lot of personality, which it gets from an extended aging process on the fine lees. A persistent minerality and fine acidity fill out the lingering, clean finish. Deriving from organically tended Falanghina vines grown in calcareous clay soils, grapes ferment for 20 days in stainless steel, and the wine ages in steel for six months, before resting in bottle for three months prior to release.

Bruno De Conciliis closed the textbook on the standard description of Fiano-Campania's most significant white revered for its ageability-when he wrote his own interpretation in his limited production Antece (roughly 310 cases). But then again, De Conciliis has never been one to follow the Campanian prototype for the model Fiano, which many believe is the provenance exclusively of the Avellino zone, where it typically delivers distinctive notes of hazelnut and a slight smokiness. Situated far from Campania's heralded northern ground in the relatively unknown outpost of Cilento, De Conciliis has been authoring his own revival of the ancients since 1996, privileging a Fiano that's denoted by distinctive minerality, honey, and herbs. With Antece, he's gone farther outside the mainstream than usual-seeking to position Italy's most aristocratic white in the fitting and inspiring context of wine's mystical past.