Joaquin Campania 'dall'Isola Bianco' 2024 750mL

ITALY : CAMPANIA : CAPRINATURAL : Greco, Falanghina, BiancolellaMED-BODIED, SALT AND SEA SPRAY, TANGERINE PEEL, YELLOW STONE FRUIT, ORANGE BLOSSOM, NO OAKCapri holds just 20 hectares of vines. Raffaele Pagano of Joaquin owns 0.8 of them — a co-planted parcel in Anacapri on limestone and sand, buffeted by Mediterranean wind. He calls the project "triage viticulture": the recovery of indigenous varieties and the slow restoration of terraced island vineyards that would otherwise disappear.Greco, Falanghina, and Biancolella are harvested together, co-fermented, and macerated on skins for five days, then rested six months on the lees in non-thermoregulated stainless steel. Rich but not unctuous, mineral-saturated but not austere — the salinity is real, and the composed center holds.PAIRINGS : Pasta alle vongole shared brine — the wine amplifies the oceanic character of fresh clams Grilled branzino with lemon and capers salinity mirrors the sea, acidity cuts the citrus cleanly Spaghetti with bottarga salt against salt; the skin-contact grip handles the umami intensity