In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: yellow apple, honeysuckle, almond, salinity

Palate: lemon curd, stone fruit, wet stone, creamy oak

Panizzi's Riserva Vernaccia, partly oak-and-acacia-aged for a richer, structured profile.

What it pairs with

  • Roast chicken with lemon
    Oak-aged Vernaccia for lemon-roasted bird.
  • Risotto with porcini
    Hazelnut-creamy oak meets mushroom.
  • Pecorino fresco with truffle honey
    Sweet umami with the Riserva's wet stone.

History

Panizzi has produced a Vernaccia Riserva since 1990, partly oak-aged to demonstrate the grape's age-worthiness.

  1. 1990 — First Panizzi Vernaccia Riserva

Facts

Producer
Panizzi
Grapes
Vernaccia (100%)
Classification
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Riserva
Oak
12 months in stainless steel, French oak tonneaux and acacia tonneaux
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 25 to 38 at retail
Drinking window
3 to 10 from vintage
First vintage
1990

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 93 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2023)
  • Vinous 92 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

dry full body hidden gem high acid medium term mood elegant mood refreshing occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with mushroom pairs with pasta cream pairs with poultry pairs with white fish price trade up still white vernaccia
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