Francesca Castaldi Colline Novaresi Bianco Lucia 2023 campania falanghina Acidity is pleasant and smooth

Acidity is pleasant and smooth throughout

it doesn’t aspire to be Chardonnay or Chenin Blanc or even Albarino

an eclectic array of grapes and wines he ages and releases “when they’re ready”

who graze the vineyards and provide the base for biodynamic preps used not just by Meinklang

with 30 hectares pieced together from all over the Cote d’Or

Francesca Castaldi Colline Novaresi Bianco Lucia 2023 campania falanghina Acidity is pleasant and smoothFrom vineyards in the Alto Piemontese village of Fara, this lean and mineral scented Erbaluce gives offers a flinty nose with notes of lemon, orange, matchstick, thyme, apple skin, and gooseberry. The palate is again gooseberry, keen big lemon, flinty minerality. Strong acidity, bursts mouthwatering on finish. Salt and Italian herbs on finish.