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MeNaMe is the Fiano del Sannio of the Fappiano Family estate — a white wine that the estate describes, with characteristic confidence, as one that winks at the white wines of France in its structure, complexity, and taste. It is not a modest claim, but the wine supports it: a Fiano del Sannio of genuine sophistication that finds its best expression alongside fish dishes, fried Italian preparations, fresh cheeses, and pizza.

The Fiano grape is one of Campania's most distinguished indigenous whites — historically known as Vitis Apiana, the vine of bees, and capable in the right conditions of producing whites of remarkable complexity and longevity. At the Fappiano Family estate in the Sannio, where four generations of accumulated knowledge about the specific character of the Sannio's hydro-geological richness and altitude inform every decision in the vineyard and the cellar, the Fiano produces something that stands at some distance from its more celebrated Irpinian expressions.

The wine presents with a straw yellow colour and greenish reflections that signal youth and freshness — a wine that has retained the brightness of its fruit through careful vinification and long ageing on the fine lees that, in the Fons 1890 style, gives it structure, flavour, and a lasting freshness. The consistency is good; the aromatic profile is complex.

On the nose, MeNaMe offers an intense, floral scent with notes of pear and orange peel — a bouquet of genuine refinement and specificity. On the palate, the character that justifies the French white comparison becomes clear: dry with good acidity, excellent structure, and remarkable intensity. It is a white of genuine sophistication — difficult to find at this level at this price, as the estate itself observes without apology.

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