In the glass

Medium-bodiedHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: white peach, almond, salinity, lemon zest

Palate: stone fruit, creamy oak, wet stone, salt

Pure barrique-aged Vermentino from coastal Bolgheri, structured for fish-led dinners.

What it pairs with

  • Grilled sea bream
    Coastal Vermentino with grilled white fish.
  • Lardo di Colonnata on toasted bread
    Cured pork fat meets the wine's salinity.
  • Pasta with seafood and tomato
    Saline white refreshes shellfish-tomato pasta.

History

Grattamacco Bianco has been bottled as a barrique-aged pure Vermentino since 1990.

  1. 1990 — First Grattamacco Bianco vintage

Facts

Producer
Grattamacco
Grapes
Vermentino (100%)
Classification
Bolgheri DOC Bianco
Oak
8 months in French oak barriques
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 30 to 45 at retail
Drinking window
2 to 6 from vintage
First vintage
1990

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 92 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2023)

Tags

dry hidden gem high acid medium body medium term mood elegant mood refreshing occasion dinner party occasion summer old world pairs with oily fish pairs with pasta cream pairs with shellfish pairs with white fish price premium still white vermentino
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