ORIGIN OF THE GRAPES: Selected hillside vineyards in the province of Benevento.
VINES: 100% Falanghina.
TYPE: White wine with Denomination of Controlled Origin.
VINIFICATION: Cold maceration, soft pressing, controlled temperature fermentation.
MATURATION AND AGING: Static settling of the must, soft pressing, fermentation and aging in steel.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.8° vol.
COLOUR: More or less pale straw yellow.
BOUQUET: Fine, floral, fruity.
TASTE: Dry, fresh, balanced.
GASTRONOMIC COMBINATION: Excellent as an aperitif, it expresses its characteristics with seafood appetizers and seafood first courses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: Serve it at a temperature of 8°/ 10°C.
White wineDOC
Falanghina del Sannio D.O.C.
The name Falanghina, according to some, probably derives from the Greek falangos, a term adopted and then translated by the Latins into phalange or support pole to which the vines were tied according to a still widespread system. What is certain is that the origins of the autochthonous vine date back to Greek-Balkan stocks, and that it was introduced in Sannio, mostly in Campania, by the pelagic people of the Aminei. Despite the etymology of the vine and its somewhat mysterious origins, Falanghina is a very ancient variety that was certainly already cultivated in Roman times; it is no coincidence that some scholars have stated that Falanghina descends from the ancient Falernum Gauranum or white Falerno del Gàuro, known as the “wine of the emperors”, also praised by Pliny the Elder, Horace, Virgil, Cicero.
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About Borgo San Michele
Borgo San Michele company produces its wines in Montefusco (Av) on the green hills among the two districts of the Campania region, Irpinia and Sannio, in an area with fertile soil, volcanic in nature and with an excellent sun exposure. The precious vineyards enhance this territory and all descend from ancient Hellenic and Latin vines. The careful study of these native varieties and their particular grapes has been the primary objective of the company, aware that the cultivation of the vine is a complex art that requires technical competence, passion and dedication, constantly supporting the winemakers in all phases of production, from the demanding research in the laboratory to the budding up to the festive harvest days.
In the cellar, a place where tradition and technology meet with rationalized winemaking, the important production milestone is achieved in the long and fascinating history of our wines, which began with the budding of the vines and crowned with the manual harvest, in full compliance with the Methods that guarantee the uniqueness and inimitable wines from Campania. The Borgo San Michele company offers a wide range of Campanian wines such as : the excellent DOC Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino, Sannio Falanghina, Sannio Aglianico; the famous DOCG Taurasi; and finally the quality sparkling wines, Greco Brut, Fiano Demi Sec and Aglianico rosé.