2019 Cantina Giardino Drogone

WINEMAKER: Antonio & Daniela De Gruttola
REGION: Campania, IT
VARIETAL: Aglianico
VITICULTURE: Organic

"From a seventy five year old vineyard in Montemarano, this spent two months on skins, followed by two and a half years in chestnut barrels. Striking a perfect balance between maturity and the vigour of youth, it is a wine of great savoury complexity and beautiful structure, with firm tannins and a long, lingering acidity, which suggest it has a long life ahead." - Tutto

Cantina Giardino seek out old vineyards in Irpinia, high in the hills of Campania, preserving and championing local varietals. High altitudes, volcanic soils, organic farming and honest winemaking, Antonio and Daniela's wines are expressive of terroir and speak of place.

Believed to be a white grape used to make the famous Falernian wines for the tables of the Roman Emperors and mentioned already by Pliny the Elder, falanghina's name seems to refer to the Greek falangos and then phalange in Latin, with a curious reference to the poles used to support the vines.