Paternoster Vulcanico Falanghina

Falanghina

Basilicata, Italy

The Paternoster vineyards are organic and rise to altitudes of 643 meters. The owned property covers an area of 20 hectares fractioned among parcels in the "contrade" of the Barile township. The founder, Anselmo Paternoster (1898), was a pioneer of Italian viticulture, and a decorated war hero who is still honored today on the winery's flagship label, Don Anselmo. The soils are entirely of volcanic origin with a complex and varied geology that cannot be summed up in a single expression. A savory "minerality" and high acidity due to a natural presence of tartaric acid are common traits found in the wines from Barile's potassium rich soils.