Lapilli Falanghina 2023

This is a smart, classic expression of Falanghina, if you’re looking for a textbook introduction. You’ll see the variety’s ripe stone fruit and tropical aromatics and its fleshy, fresh palate. Underpinning this is a dry minerality that conjures volcanic rock. Campania (the shin of the boot that is Italy) is as well known for its whites as it is for its reds - Greco, Fiano and Falanghina - they’re all well worth exploring.

The Lapilli family have been involved in wine in Campania since the 1960s, establishing their family estate in 1996. They’re based in Irpinia, in the Southwest of the Avellino province, and their vineyards are planted on the elevated slopes around them.