Colli di Lapio-Clelia Romano, Fiano di Avellino 2024

Producer: Colli di Lapio
Region:  Campania, Italy
Varietals: 100% Fiano
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Category: White Wine
Size: 750ml

“This young estate, founded in 1994, is the source of one of the finest Fianos made today, if not the best one. The perfectly situated vineyards, at about 500 meters above sea level on highly calcareous clay soil and benefiting from wide day-night temperature differences, would rate grand cru status if such a classification scheme existed in Italy.”  – Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

“Owner-winemaker Clelia Romano and her daughter, Carmela, produce this textbook example of one of the Campania region’s signature grape varieties, Fiano, from calcareous clay-rich vineyards perched roughly 1,800 feet above sea level. Fermentation and short-term aging (about eight months) in stainless steel highlights the floral and fruit character of the Fiano grape while preserving the wine’s underlying mineral essence. But the decision to age it on the lees for about half the time takes this elegant white to the next level, enriching the flavor profile and adding textural complexity.” – Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2021