Falanghina Villa Raiano 2025
The Falanghina from Villa Raiano is a white wine from Benevento that ages for a few months in steel. The nose is summery and Mediterranean, opening with citrus-tropical tones and concluding with herbaceous and marine sensations. On the palate, it shows a direct and simple profile, with a smooth, linear, and vibrant drinkability, marked by an energetic freshness and a slight savoriness.
The Falanghina of Villa Raiano represents an unmissable appointment in the offer of this winery, which skillfully supports the use and dissemination of local varieties. The vineyards intended for its cultivation are located near the small town of Torrecuso, a charming municipality perched on the hills overlooking the rows, within the Taburno National Park, in the province of Benevento. Here, the Basso brothers, together with their brother-in-law Paolo Sibillo, seek to express the personality of the Falanghina grapes with the deepest respect for its varietal characteristics, searching for the most suitable soils for its successful outcome, as in this case.
Villa Raiano, in fact, is located 60 km from the rows of its Falanghina, and its roots sink into limestone soils rich in sand and silt at 300 meters above sea level. The picturesque town of Torrecuso provides the backdrop for these wonderful vineyards trained in guyot, and its clusters are harvested exclusively by hand during the last week of September. The golden cluster is subjected to soft pressing and the must is inoculated with selected yeasts that trigger the mechanisms of alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The aging takes place for a short period in steel, in order to keep the varietal characteristics completely unchanged and not to add any characteristics that are not mere expressions of the grape variety.
The Falanghina of Villa Raiano presents a good structure of great freshness. The intense straw yellow heralds the soft notes of tropical fruits and the citrus hints of oranges and limes. Well recognizable are the notes of vanilla, almond, and sage. The sip is of disarming pleasantness, with a freshness that beautifully cleanses the mouth with each taste. A grape variety completely and exclusively belonging to our beloved boot, with a cutting and pleasant personality, versatile and never obsequious. Easy to pair with the fish from our sea, precisely for its precise Mediterranean character.