Montenidoli Tradizionale Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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“Let's go back to the roots of Vernaccia vinified as red wine. According to tradition, it could only be drunk when summer had passed and if it wasn't yellow enough, caramel was added. An exuberant white, rich in spices.”
- Grape: Vernaccia
- Aromas: herbs and almonds
- Palate: Dry, spicy flavour, with a long aftertaste
- Region: Tuscany
- Serve with: Mediterranean cuisine based on oil, fried fish, sushi, vegetables
About the winemaker
Montenidoli is on the ‘hill of the little nests’; higher up the slopes are the Triassic terrains, the oldest in Tuscany, rich with minerals for red wines. Elisabetta Fagiuoli and her family arrived in 1965 and have worked tirelessly to capture the wonderful potential of the terroir. Montenidoli’s vineyards are organically grown. For fifty years no herbicide, insecticides or any other chemicals have been used. Sunlight and clean air are perceived to be the best medicine to make the vines healthy, strong, and resistant to disease and bad weather. This is Chianti made in the ancient traditional way, by including a small portion of white grapes (Malvasia) in the crush.