A straight-up delicious take on one of Campania’s lesser-celebrated whites from the hands of one of the region’s more-celebrated masters of the varietal with plenty of the requisite freshness and aromatic lift you’d expect from a young, unoaked white, albeit with a level of depth and structure you might not have expected. An enticing nose offers wet stone and spice nuance to the pomaceous, yellow citrus-dominated palate. Complicating earth notes add complexity to a long, lemony, herbal finish that is drawn out even further with a honeyed, almost resinous element. Nudging a little beyond medium in its weight, its lushness is checked by a precise freshness and a tactile mineral grip that seems to leave your mouth watering endlessly.
Since the end of the nineteenth century, the Troisi family has championed the wines of Irpina, a historic vine-growing area in northern Campania. This ancient region is home to the white grape Fiano, a variety prized in Roman times. The family’s focus on Campania’s rich history of grapes is exceptional; winemaker Raffaele Troisi’s father Antonio was one of the first growers to bottle a single-variety Fiano wine, while Raffaele himself was the first to bottle a single-variety Coda di Volpe. Vadiaperti’s highaltitude vineyards and pure volcanic soils combine for southern Italian white wines of impeccable finesse, freshness and character.