Beneventano Falanghina

Producer:
Tenuta Scuotto
Region:
Campania
Grape:
Falanghina
Classification:
IGT
Vintage:
2015
Capacity:
0.75 l

A dry white wine made from the native Campania grape Falanghina originating from the province of Benevento. A wine with a gentle name and rich profile of aromas and flavors. Like other local Campanian white grapes Falanghina gives well-structured wines. Low acidity but gently crisp, hard to put the glass back down, great match with fish and sea-food.

Details

Color: straw yellow with goldish hues.

Aroma: gently fruity, notes of peach and pineapple.

Flavor: dry, crisp, expressed.

Food matching: excellent with fish and sea-food, especially „pesce all’acqua pazza” oven-baked fish with the addition of small tomatoes and aromatic spices, also white meats in sauce.

Serving temperature: 11°/12°C

Alcohol content: 13%.

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