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Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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IL PROGETTODOCGFIANO DI AVELLINOAAIT62242893Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita

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Arguably Italy's best dry white grape at its best site. Young Fiano di Avellino shows pear, hazelnut, white flowers, citrus and a smoky, flinty note from the volcanic and clay soils, with medium body, moderate acidity and a waxy, slightly oily texture. With five to ten years it turns to honey, toasted nuts, beeswax and petrol without losing freshness. It's a wine to buy by the case and forget about. Nearly always unoaked.

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  • Feudi di San Gregorio

    Fiano di Avellino

    The most widely stocked label; pear, citrus, white flowers and a clean, slightly nutty finish, reliable from vintage to vintage.

    $18 to $22Wine-Searcher
  • Ciro Picariello

    Fiano di Avellino

    High-altitude vines at Summonte, long lees aging, no oak; smoky, flinty, lemony Fiano that ages for a decade.

    $24 to $30Wine-Searcher
  • Colli di Lapio

    Fiano di Avellino

    Clelia Romano's benchmark from Lapio; hazelnut, ripe pear, beeswax and a long saline finish, the classic reference.

    $28 to $36Wine-Searcher