Villa Matilde’s 2019 Falanghina presents a wonderful paradox of floral notes and bracing acidity. Hints of white flowers appear initially, and then, wham, a spine of saline-infused acidity hits the palate. It’s a great choice as an aperitivo, but its real charm come out with time in the glass while eating a plate of linguine with clam sauce. At $15, I suggest buying it by the case.
Villa Matilde, Campania IGT (Italy) Falanghina 2019
By Michael Apstein