Vintage Character Marco Tinessa Fiano 'Ognostro Bianco' 2022 is an artisanal Irpinia white from Campania, built on Fiano’s ability to translate place with both aromatic lift and structure. The 2022 vintage in southern Italy was generally warm and dry, yielding fruit with ripe concentration, while Irpinia’s inland elevation helped preserve freshness, so this vintage offers generous texture balanced by vivid acidity. Sourced from Irpinia, an area shaped by altitude, strong day-night temperature shifts, and volcanic-influenced soils mixed with clay and limestone, the wine gains both savory tension and a distinctive mineral edge.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing On the nose, it opens with Meyer lemon, white peach, dried apricot and chamomile, followed by orange peel, beeswax and a stony, saline note. The palate is dry and layered, with Fiano’s hallmark combination of breadth and energy: citrus oil, orchard fruit and light herbal tones unfold into a gently grippy texture, finishing long, almond-tinged and subtly smoky. It pairs beautifully with grilled sea bass, roast chicken with lemon and herbs, or linguine alle vongole.
Winery Background Marco Tinessa is a small-scale Campanian producer known for a deeply personal, low-intervention approach inspired in part by his work with growers in Irpinia and his connection to Frank Cornelissen’s natural-wine philosophy. Farming is conducted with an organic mindset, with careful hand-harvesting and strict selection in the vineyard. In the cellar, the focus is on native fermentations, restrained sulfur and élevage designed to preserve texture, energy and site expression rather than impose heavy oak signatures. What makes Tinessa compelling is the way he channels Irpinia’s volcanic, high-altitude identity into wines that feel raw, vivid and unmistakably individual.