Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Experience ★ 4.4
The consortium tasting room inside the medieval Rocca di Montestaffoli at the top of San Gimignano. Sommelier-led flights cover the DOCG Vernaccia plus the San Gimignano Rosso DOC.
A guide to Vernaccia di San Gimignano worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
Vernaccia di San Gimignano in Tuscany
Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG ★ 4.4
The Panizzi reference Vernaccia bottling pours bitter-almond, citrus pith and saline notes. The benchmark producer of Tuscany only DOCG white, often under fifteen euros retail.
Tip: Drink it young and chilled with fritto misto di mare; the Riserva (around 20 euros) rewards two to three years of cellar.
Cesani Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG ★ 4.2
Family-run Cesani estate has bottled Vernaccia since 1980. Saline, lemon-zest annata that pours at the cellar for around twelve euros, a textbook Tuscan white at budget.
Tip: Cellar visits at Pancole pair the Vernaccia with the estate's organic olive oil and chickpea pasta.
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