2020 Marisa Cuomo Costa d’Amalfi Furore Bianco- Italy, Campania, Costa d’Amalfi (3/6/2022)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hours on Day 1; revisited on Day 3 –
– 60% Falanghina and 40% Biancolella –
NOSE: bright orchard fruits at the forefront, with background hints of leather and wet cement.
BODY: medium bodied; pale yellow color; sealed with Diam 5 composite cork.
TASTE: high acidity; mineral, with golden delicious apple and a hint of pear; bright fruits, but not tropical; good amount of dry extract and/or hint of r.s.; 13.5% alc. not noticeable; steely mineral; overall, very good to low-level excellent. Not meaningfully different on Day 3. Really wish this were $25, rather than $35 — not sure if it’s a re-buy at $35.
Thanks for the note. Enjoyed her wines when we were in Amalfi a couple years ago, but not enough to chase them down at home. I Get your comment on pricing.
I felt the same way. Nice wine but nothing I’m buying again due to price. Also I believe it is a blend of 60% Falanghina and 40% Biancolella. At least that’s what it says on their website Furore Bianco - Cantine Marisa Cuomo Wines
Priced at ~ $20 in Italy, which definitely offers better value. Once a small winery’s wines are shipped overseas, the value can definitely disappear.
I do like their wines, and really should have visited them during the holidays we’ve had in Amalfi, Pogerola and Ravello. I think I lean more towards their reds though.
Thanks, Brian. I’ve amended my TN to reflect correct variety breakdown; I can’t recall where I read it was 100% Falanghina, although I think it may have been the back label. Regardless, I have to believe their website is correct.
The obvious price comparison I think most consumers would make is between French and Italian wines, and the change in price between the home market in Europe and here in the US would be the same with France and Italy. If you compare the Furore with similar French wines I think it’s a good value, albeit more expensive than it was ten years ago.
I’m an Italian wine importer, so of course I have a vested interest.
This is always a nice wine but the price is that high now? I seem to remember finding this for around $22 or so, and then there is a higher priced one they make as well that used to sell for double that.
Maybe this is the one I should have purchased. I bought the “Furore Bianco” because (I thought) I saw it recommended on this forum as an excellent Italian white — maybe it was the other one being recommended …?
Whilst I suspect it was the Fior d’Uva that was mentioned, if the cheaper one didn’t feel like value, then how many of us would then trade up to the more expensive wine? In the cold light of day I suspect few of us would, given there are a lot of wines out there to experience. I have a 2012 in the cellar, so I’ll try and remember to report back when I open it, and it’s about the age I intended to cellar it to.
The price comparisons I am using are from the same region. I can get both Colli di Lapio - Fiano di Avellino Clelia Romano and Ferrara, Benito - Greco di Tufo Vigna Cicogna at $10 less per bottle. I prefer both of these wines over the Furore so don’t understand why I would shift my reference points to something outside of Campania.
Obviously but maybe I miss your point and Oliver’s as well. Input costs and resulting yields do affect the price. Wineries have to be able to pay the bills. I don’t know enough about cost structure or yields to determine if 35% premium in price is required based on input costs.
But that wasn’t what I thought Oliver was saying. I thought Oliver was suggesting that this wine should be compared to a French wines of comparable quality and not those of the same region. And that this was some how to justify the higher price. My point, maybe poorly made, is that I find wines I prefer from the same region at a lower price point so why should I judge the price on this specific wine against prices for wines from France and not those wines?
I was referring to Ian’s point about ‘value disappearing’, not yours. I agree with you about the Colli di Lapio and the Benito Ferrara being excellent wines.