Quintodecimo, Fiano di Avellino DOCG (Campania, Italy) 2020

 According to Ian D’Agata, in Native Wine Grapes of Italy, “Fiano is perhaps Italy’s greatest native white grape.”  He also considers Luigi Moio, producer of this wine, “one of Italy’s finest winemakers and perhaps the single greatest expert on the cultivars of Campania.”  Since his father was a winemaker, Moio grew up with wine.  He earned a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Science  and a Ph.D. in Burgundy, where he studied scientific aspects of wine aromas.  The 2020 single vineyard Exultet is showing a pale golden color, lightly herbal, green apple fruit lifted by energetic acidity and a finely textured mouthfeel.  It is a very enjoyable wine on its own and is compatible with grilled seafood or chicken.