Agnanum Falanghina Sabbia 2018
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| Management number | 253563582 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$9.60 | Model Number | 253563582 | ||
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Agnanum's Sabbia Vulcanica comes from four hectares of steep, terraced vineyards inside the crater of Agnano, within the Campi Flegrei supervolcano just west of Naples. The name means volcanic sand, and the soils here are exactly that: four distinct layers of volcanic material, from fine white sand at the surface down through pumice and pillus, dark volcanic sand, and coarse basalt. Because sandy volcanic soils repel phylloxera, the vines grow on their own ungrafted rootstocks, ranging from 10 to 60 years old, with some co-planted field varieties reaching up to 200 years. Every terrace is worked entirely by hand with a hoe; rain regularly washes the sandy ground away and must be rebuilt manually.
The blend is 85% Falanghina with the remaining 15% made up of indigenous co-planted varieties: Catalanesca, Moscato, Gelsomina, Caprettone, and Biancolella. Raffaele Moccia farms without chemical treatments, keeps yields extremely low, and harvests late. Vinification follows a traditional, minimal-intervention approach: spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, complete malolactic fermentation in the same vessels, several months of aging in stainless, then coarse filtration at bottling. Sulfur additions are limited to 10ppm at the start of fermentation and none at bottling.
The wine is bottled as Campania IGT. On the nose it shows floral and citrus character with Mediterranean herbs. The palate is fresh and medium-bodied, defined by a pronounced saline quality and mineral tension that reads almost of volcanic sulphur, a direct expression of the ash and pumice underfoot. Acidity is bright, the finish persistent and slightly bitter in the best Campanian tradition.
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