2020 De Falco Vini Lacryma Christi Del Vesuvio Bianco

85% Coda di Volpe and 15% Falanghina. Hand-picked in crates in the last decade of September. Separate and controlled cold fermentations with native yeasts in steel tanks. After the fermentations are finished, the wines are blended and stored for 5 months in steel tanks until final filtration and bottling.  12.5% alcohol. 

A generous, structured white with volcanic bones. The nose offers ripe pear, peach skin, lemon oil, and crushed stone. The palate is medium to full-bodied with layers of orchard fruit, salted citrus, almond, and a savory herb note that feels unmistakably Mediterranean. The finish is long, smoky-mineral, slightly floral, and deeply textural. A white with presence — the kind that makes you rethink what southern Italy is capable of.

De Falco Vini is a traditional Campanian estate rooted in the volcanic slopes of Mount Vesuvius, where vines have grown through ash, pumice, and lava rock for centuries. This is old-school Vesuvian winemaking: native grapes, minimal intervention, and an unwavering belief that the land should lead the conversation. The winery farms within the historic Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio zone, one of Italy’s oldest continuously cultivated regions, known for whites with salinity, tension, and a mineral core that can only come from volcanic soils. De Falco focuses on the region’s native varieties — especially Coda di Volpe and Falanghina — and produces wines in modest quantities that rarely travel far beyond southern Italy. These are not industrial wines; they are textured, savory, and deeply tied to their origin. Getting this bottle at all, especially with bottle age, feels like tapping into Campania’s under-the-radar greatness.