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I Favati

This year's tastings have firmly reassured me of the skills of the I Favati winery. Frankly, I shouldn’t have been surprised. It was a bottle of 2012 Greco di Tufo Etichetta Bianca that arrived with the fresh samples last year that totally turned my head, showing that both the source and winemaking that went into that wine were top-level. However, this house is not just about Greco. The I Favati winery is located in the town of Cesinale, in Irpinia, and produces a portfolio of local Campania varietals in a style that I would call both traditional and progressive. This is a family-run winery that oversees around 16 hectares of vines. The winemaking is really quite straightforward. Aglianico is matured in large botti and accessed after one year to determine which barrels will become their Taurasi Terzotratto, and which will be declassified. The only barrique used here is for the refining of the Taurasini Cretarossa, yet it’s integrated in such a lovely way. The white varieties at the entry level show wonderful purity and vivid fruit, while the Etichetta Bianca (white label), made through long maceration on the skins, communicates characterful depths and the potential to mature over medium-term cellaring.

From Wines from Italy’s Volcanic Arc: Campania (Jan 2022) by Eric Guido

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2020 Greco di Tufo Terrantica

Release Price: $25

Color: White

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