Ciro Picariello 2024 Fiano di Avellino

750ml bottle

12.5% abv

The style is tightly focused and mineral, with pear, citrus peel, fennel, and almond, bouyed by vibrant acidity and a saline, stony finish.

Sourced from vineyards around Summonte, among the highest and coolest in the appellation. The 2024 vintage was marked by a relatively cool growing season with good diurnal range, allowing slow ripening and excellent aromatic development. Grapes were harvested late to ensure depth and texture, then fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, followed by ageing on fine lees to build structure without softening the wine’s natural edge. 

Grapes: 100% Fiano 
Farming: Practicing organic
Age of vines: Planted between 1920 and 2010
Elevation, Aspect, & Soil Type: 650 M, NE Facing, Clay/loam/ sandstone
Typical Harvest Time: Late October
Maceration & Fermentation: Controlled low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 10 months in stainless steel, on the lees, followed by 6 months in bottle
Finishing: Cold stabilized. No fining or filtration
Production: 25,000 bottles annually

Ciro Picariello is based in Summonte, a high altitude village in the heart of Irpinia, Campania, where he founded his estate in 2004 after years supplying fruit to local cooperatives. Working vineyards planted between 500 and 700 metres above sea level on limestone and clay soils, Picariello has become one of the leading figures in modern southern Italian white wine, particularly for Fiano. Farming is organic in practice, with all work carried out by hand and a strong focus on low yields and late harvesting to achieve full physiological ripeness while retaining acidity. His approach in the cellar is deliberately simple and precise, aiming to capture the natural tension and mineral character that define Irpinia’s best sites.