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Capolino Perlingieri, Sannio Fiano “Nembo”

Campania, Italy 2016 (750mL)
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Capolino Perlingieri, Sannio Fiano “Nembo”

This wine’s importer, Oliver McCrum, is right: Campania is producing some of the greatest white wines in Italy right now and boasts an all-star trio of native varieties: Fiano, Falanghina, and Greco. This lively, floral, citrusy white has taken on an almost honeyed depth on the mid-palate after a few years of bottle age—and unlike so many Italian whites of yore prone to rapid oxidation, this one has maintained beautiful freshness. This Fiano’s youthful citrusy notes are just starting to skew a touch more tropical, while the appealing texture remains well-supported by lively acidity and a spicy mineral component. Grown in clay and sand near Monte Taburno, one of the many spent volcanoes in central Campania (“Nembo” means cloud, referring to the elevation of the vineyard). Lip-smacking white for Mediterranean seafood dishes!
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Italy

Northwestern Italy

Piedmont

Italy’s Piedmont region is really a wine “nation”unto itself, producing world-class renditions of every type of wine imaginable: red, white, sparkling, sweet...you name it! However, many wine lovers fixate on the region’s most famous appellations—Barolo and Barbaresco—and the inimitable native red that powers these wines:Nebbiolo.

Tuscany

Chianti

The area known as “Chianti” covers a major chunk of Central Tuscany, from Pisa to Florence to Siena to Arezzo—and beyond. Any wine with “Chianti” in its name is going to contain somewhere between 70% to 100% Sangiovese, and there are eight geographically specific sub-regions under the broader Chianti umbrella.

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