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Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
—Ecclesiasticus, ch. 38, v. 1
(Our sample bottle was purchased by us at standard retail.)
The wine's full style is Terredora Dipaolo Falanghina Irpinia, wherein "Irpinia" is an appellation name (Denominazione di Origine Controllata). It is very widely available, and retails for anywhere from about $12 up to $16, averaging $14. Terredora is considered one of the three top Falanghina producers (along with Mastroberardino and Feudi San Gregorio), though there are now many such makers producing this again-fashionable wine type.
(Do not confuse this bottling with the Terredora Falanghina Campania, which is, however, a very nice wine.)
It is always distressing when we find our experiences with a wine to be notably different from those of other reviewers, but we can only write what we find. Maybe it's us, maybe it's the particular bottle we tried (be sure you've seen our notes on "bottle variation"), maybe many things. Anyway, we found this wine mildly pleasing at best.
The nose was minimal. On tasting, the first two impressions that come across are acidity and minerality; but that is not because either of those elements are really marked so much as it is that there is little else that presents itself at the outset.
Proceeding through the bottle, one does detect some of the honey/floral notes so often mentioned for Falanghina wines, but they are distinctly muted, quite pastel.
Our opinion is that this wine—if this was truly a representative bottle—does not work as a drink-alone; with some foods, especially things with medium-rich butter or cream sauces, it would do tolerably well, as it does have enough acidity and minerality to cut and balance the richness of such sauces (though against a massively rich sauce, it might falter).
On CellarTracker.
On Wine Searcher's Tasting Notes page.
Of some major wine-review sites:
(August 2010), 90 points:
The 2009 Falanghina (that’s the grape) is a gorgeous white endowed with surprising richness in its almost tropical expression of fruit. Signature Falanghina aromatics emerge in the glass, adding further complexity to this generous and utterly engaging white.
(August 2009), 90 points
(March 2008), 87 points
(September 2014), 87 points:
Light-bodied and crisp, with a good balance between the bright acidity and the fleshy texture of the melon, fresh herb and apricot notes. Offers a zesty finish, showing an echo of mineral.
(31 August 2013), 87 points:
There's a tropical undertone to this clean, medium-bodied white, showing ripe citrus, stone fruit and spice notes.
(31 August 2008), 90 points:
A vivid white, with peach. lemon, mineral and light honey. Full-bodied, with lots of fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Very delicious. Very good value as well.
(15 December 2007), 90 points
(31 May 2006), 90 points
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