Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano

In the glass

Aroma: green apple, almond blossom, lemon zest, wet stone

Palate: green apple, almond skin, salinity, white pepper

Panizzi's annata Vernaccia, the textbook expression of San Gimignano's indigenous white: green-apple, almond, saline.

What it pairs with

• Crostini di fegatini Find crostini di fegatini on TableJourney →
  Chicken-liver crostini with Vernaccia is a Tuscan local rite.
• Pici cacio e pepe Find pici cacio e pepe on TableJourney →
  Cheese-pepper pasta with Vernaccia's saline.
• Lardo di Colonnata
  Cured pork fat meets the wine's almond bitter.

History

Giovanni Panizzi founded the estate in 1979 and bottled the first Vernaccia in 1989. Simone Niccolai acquired the estate in 2010 and has continued the bottling.

1. 1989 — First Panizzi Vernaccia vintage
2. 2010 — Niccolai acquires the estate

Facts

Producer

Panizzi

Grapes

Vernaccia (100%)

Classification

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

Oak

Stainless steel, no oak

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 12 to 18 at retail

Drinking window

1 to 4 from vintage

First vintage

1989

Scores

• Wine Advocate 92 (2022 vintage, reviewed 2024)
• Vinous 91 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2023)

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