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Clarum Irpinia Falanghina DOC wine — I Capitani winery — Dionysus
WhiteIrpiniaDOC

Clarum Irpinia Falanghina DOC

by I Capitani · Campania, Italy

AppellationIrpiniaDOC
TypeWhite
GrapesFalanghina
Alcohol13.0%
SweetnessDry
ColourWhite
Colour depthLight
BodyMedium-bodied
Serve at9–11 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
I CapitaniCampania, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The grapes grow in the municipality of Torre Le Nocelle in Irpinia, whose soils give the wine a more mineral character. Irpinia's wines owe their quality to high-altitude slopes, volcanic and limestone-clay soils, long growing seasons and wide differences between daytime and nighttime temperatures.

Grapes

Falanghina is Irpinia's signature grape. Its name comes from the Latin "phalange", meaning "stretching toward the pole". The first references to the vine date to 1825, and it is grown mainly in Campania. Falanghina wines keep their bright fruit, citrus flavours and pine aroma whatever the terroir.

Vinification

The grapes are harvested in early October, gently crushed and fermented at a controlled temperature.

Tasting profile

Lively in flavour and aroma, with bright fruit, citrus and a pine note. The character is more mineral than is usual for Falanghina.

Label / history

A road that once crossed Irpinia was known as the "wine train". The text presents the area as important to Campania's winemaking heritage.