Alois Caulino Falanghina 2018

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    Vintage
    2018

    Size
    750ML

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    The Falanghina grape was first discovered back in the early 1800s and is exclusively planted in the Campania region of Italy. Sourced from volcanic soils of the Alois Estate vineyards. They are sustainably-farmed grapes.

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    Alois, Italy
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    The Alois family is one of the world's most famous makers of beautiful fabrics, with their silk adorning the walls of the Louvre and the White House. The perfection and passion that they have maintained for centuries in the textile industry has spilled over into their passion for wine. Marrying modern technology with ancient and almost forgotten varieties of Campania, Italy, Alois uses biological techniques of cultivation and vinification with the help and experience of oenologist Riccardo Cotarella and agronomist Nicola Traducca. The fourteen hectare estate is home to a nineteenth century villa which houses the main offices, a tasting room, and a modern cellar in the heart of the vineyards.
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    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.

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    A winemaking renaissance is underfoot in Campania as more and more small, artisan and family-run wineries redefine their style with vineyard improvements and cellar upgrades. The region boasts a cool Mediterranean climate with extreme coastal, as well as high elevation mountain terroirs. It is cooler than one might expect in Campania; the region usually sees some of the last harvest dates in Italy.

    Just south of Mount Vesuvio, the volcanic and sandy soils create aromatic and fresh reds based on Piedirosso and whites, made from Coda di Volpe and Falanghina. Both reds and whites go by the name, Lacryma Christi, meaning the "tears of Christ." South of Mount Vesuvio, along the Amalfi Coast, the white varieties of Falanghina and Biancolella make fresh, flirty, mineral-driven whites, and the red Piedirosso and Sciasinoso vines, which cling to steeply terraced coastlines, make snappy and ripe red wines.

    Farther inland, as hills become mountains, the limestone soil of Irpinia supports the whites Fiano di Avellino, Falanghina and Greco di Tufo as well as the most-respected red of the south, Aglianico. Here the best and most age-worthy examples come from Taurasi.

    Farther north and inland near the city of Benevento, the Taburno region also produces Aglianico of note—called Aglianico del Taburno—on alluvial soils. While not boasting the same heft as Taurasi, these are also reliable components of any cellar.

    CHMALS1001018_2018 Item# 594042

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