Description
The Finer Details
What does our Somm say?
Stone fruits, citrus and tropical fruits please the nose when you breath in this wine.
It alludes to the absolute freshness you’ll find at your first sip. I love the dry, crisp and mineral dimensions of this wine.
The Falanghina del Sannio D.O.C. is surely fantastic as an aperitif. Chips & guacamole, fried fish bites, arancini, or even vegetable crudités let the wine stand out amongst other dry whites.
However, if you’d really like to see this drop ‘sing’, bring it together with its traditional food partner; any shellfish or sea food dish.
Some specific suggestions are carpaccio of tuna, kingfish or salmon. Seafood spaghetti is also a great choice. And for special occasions, crab or lobster would be divine.
Optimal Serving Temp: 10-12 Degrees Celsius
The Winery
The long reaching. noble history behind this Winery is nothing short of amazing. The noble Mustilli family, originally from Ravello in the Republic of Amalfi, established itself in the town of Sant’Agata dei Goti at the beginning of the 14th century. Their tall, medieval houses are positioned in the centre of Sant’Agata. Long tunnels and cavities run through the underside of Palazzo Mustilli and the wider town, excavated to a depth of 45 ft, housing centuries old barriques and cellars of wine.
Starting in the 1960s, Leonardo e Marili Mustilli changed direction for the family wine making operation from a private affair to a commercial enterprise and planted the hills of Sant’Agata again with vines of the indigenous varieties Falanghina, Greco, Aglianico and Piedirosso. Leonardo Mustilli was the first to make, bottle and commercialise pure Falanghina wine in the ‘70s.
Until 2001 wine was made in the historical tunnels under the family estates, however today the wine making has been moved to a state-of-the-art facility, at the edge of town.
The two Mustilli daughters, Paola and Anna Chiara, are now running the family business; Paola is in charge of all commercial aspects, including sales abroad and Anna Chiara overseas the vineyards, winemaking and quality control.
They are a strong, passionate and stylish team of sisters that have brought international interest and regard not only for their medieval town, but for the amazing wines from Mustilli winery.
Wine aficionados who visit the Mustilli winery and its cellars are welcome in the Palazzi of the family in the historical centre of town. Within the family residence – they have constructed a wine bar “Le Cantine di Mustilli” with live music.
For more, follow @cantinemustilli
Grapes
- Falanghina 100%
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Bottle Size: 750ml
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