At the foot of the Magnum Taburnum as lyrically described by Virgil in the Aeneid, lies Masseria Frattasi, an 18th-century building perfectly preserved by the owners of the Clemente family.

Taburno derives from Taurn, which in the Minoan dialect meant mountain crossed by ravines and canyons. The peoples of Crete brought the vine in the first Greek colonization in these lands, three thousand years ago. The Clemente family started the area’s wine renaissance. They made Falanghina known, the oldest white grape variety in Europe, in all markets of the world, from Japan to Sweden, from Denver to Tokyo, from San Diego to Cairo.

Hi-Lo currently stocks the Caudium Aglianico Beneventano IGP from this producer. An important Aglianico from their vineyards on the Taburno, grown at mountain altitudes with minimal intervention and natural production in the cellar. And the Falanghina Taburno DOP, whose label was inspired by the 18th-century tiles found near the estate.