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“Colli di Lapio is one of Campania’s most promising young properties. The estate is best known for its Fiano di Avellino, a wine that generally needs a few years in bottle to show its best.” – Wine Advocate.
“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
The cool, windblown slopes of Campania’s bleak mountains host some of the most spectacular vineyards in Italy, planted to varieties that have been cultivated since the time of the ancient Greeks. The estate of Clelia Romano is from vineyards around the Lapio village, northeast of Avellino, considered the “grand cru” growing area for the white variety Fiano. This wine, vinified entirely in stainless steel, is pure class and elegance, with peach and melon aromatics and a vibrant acidity that gives it the potential to evolve over a decade into a golden-hued and mineral wine that echoes the qualities of grand cru Chablis.
Vineyard Management: Colli di Lapio is a practicing organic estate. Integrated insect and disease control is followed and only copper and sulfur-based products are used. However, the breezy, arid climate makes mold and insects a rare occurrence. The estate fertilizes with organics every two years to ensure a quality harvest. Alfalfa is sown between the rows of vines to provide nitrogen to the soil – tilled in as green manure. Minimal sulfur is added to the wines as they leave the winery to ensure freshness and quality.
Clelia Romano Colli di Lapio Fiano di Avellino is straw yellow in the glass with an elegant nose that is delightfully fruity featuring white peach, nuts and white flowers. In the mouth its flavor is rich, soft and fresh with a long and persistent finish. A great wine to go along with seafood dishes, white meats, or mozzarella cheese.