2008 PIETRAINCATENATA Fiano Luigi Maffini
| Grapes:
Fiano
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Origin: Italy, Campania |
Lea & Sandeman review
Pietraincatenata translates as 'stones in chains' after the local name of the rock formation above the vineyard where this wine comes from. This is a later picked Fiano which spends eight months in new oak, from a vineyard with a more limestone based soil, and more concentrated and intense than the Kratos. Honeydew melon and ginger scents on the nose are followed by a creamy and richly textured palate with a bright, mineral finish. (A bottle of the 2002 vintage showed lovely secondary fruit characteristics, sweet and honeyed, and reminded me of a great Puligny).