2021 Agnanum 'Sabbia Vulcanica' Campi Flegrei Bianco DOC

Raffaelle Moccia tends 10 hectares of 60-200yr old vines, terraced within the crater of Agnano. He grows Falanghina and the red Piedirosso, both indigenous to Campania and even more specifically, to its volcanic coasts.

The volcanic ash, basalt, and sand mean that the phylloxera pest does not survive in the soils and most of Raffaelle's vines are ungrafted. Rafaelle lets grass grow wild to absorb water, which would otherwise overfeed the vines. The grass also helps create a layer of moisture that helps cool down the vines, and old trick that has been passed along for generations. No chemicals are used in the vineyards, and nearly everything is done by hand. In fact, because it is so labor intensive, many farmers have abandoned the land- it's a tough terrain not conducive to mechanization.

He allows for a slow native yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Minimal sulfur use during winemaking, none at bottling.

Low yielding vines, mineral soils, breezes from the Tyrrhenian Sea, make this wine complex and deep with shockingly bright acid.

In addition to making wine, Raffaelle also runs a successful rabbit farm.