2018 Grattamacco Bianco

The organic Grattamacco 2018 Bolgheri Vermentino is a little closed and slow to open. There is a note of struck match that follows to subtle tones of orchard fruit, pear and grapefruit. To the palate, the wine is more giving, especially in terms of texture. This is a lean-bodied result, but the fruit wraps around the palate with soft and silky intensity. Dusty mineral notes appear on the close, but that flinty aroma never fully disappears (and I had just one sample). This wine is made from 33-year-old Vermentino vines, some of the oldest in the appellation, and today production is 13,000 bottles.