2023 GRATTAMACCO BOLGHERI VERMENTINO DOC

Winemaker's Note

THE CLIMATE
Although the winter was quite wet, the grapes emerged unscathed,
thanks to the expertise of our viticulturists; summer was quite
hot, but early August rains tempered the heat. The Vermentino
harvest took place during the second half of September. Overall,
this classic growing season allowed gradual, well-balanced
ripening, which heightened crisp acidities and minerality in
the fruit, gifting the wines remarkable pleasurableness, classic
flavours, and broad, deep aromas.
VINIFICATION
Grattamacco Bianco grows in Bolgheri’s oldest Vermentino
vineyards, the oldest of which vaunts a 39-year-old life-span.
Lying at 100 metres’ elevation on a natural terrace facing the
Tyrrhenian Sea, just 8 kilometres distant, the vines send their roots
into white clay-rich soil with abundant calcareous flysch marl.
The sea breeze-tempered Mediterranean climate here favours an
organic viticultural regime designed to preserve the authenticity
of the Grattamacco hillslope terroir. One-third of the must
fermented in small oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel.
Grattamacco Bianco matured 6 months sur lie with frequent
bâtonnage and was bottled in June 2024.