2013 Vermentino, Tenuta Guado al Tasso, Tuscany, Italy, Bolgheri DOC

Another propriety of the famous wine making family Antinori.

Thanks to the specific conformation of the land and the nearby sea, the Bolgheri micro- climate is extremely favorable for growing Vermentino grapes, a variety typical of the Tyrrhenian basin.

Each separate vineyard parcel was harvested with successive passages through the vineyard; the grapes were fermented separately as well. This with the intention of creating a vast range of lots with the different aromas and personality created by the different vineyard plots and the varying ripeness levels of the crop.

Once in the cellars, the grapes were destemmed then lightly crushed and softly pressed. The successive pressings gave different fractions of must, each chilled for 24 hours to favor a natural settling of the impurities. The clean must then went into stainless steel tanks and fermented at temperatures held to a maximum temperature of 16° centigrade. The various lots were systematically evaluated a month after the fermentation, and those selected for the final blend were assembled for bottling.