Antinori Guado al Tasso Vermentino di Bolgheri 2023

Cellar for up to 7 years. Serve chilled. The Antinori family are regarded as winemaking royalty in Italy thanks to their early involvement in the pioneering Super Tuscan movement in the early 1970s. They first produced their famous Tignanello in 1971, controversially adding Cabernet Sauvignon to the Sangiovese base. Over the years their reputation has spread around the globe and they have numerous wineries including their Guado al Tasso property in Bolgheri near the Tuscan coast where this wine is made. The Antinori’s Bolgheri estate is particularly impressive thanks to the stunning setting on a beautiful plain surrounded by hills which form a natural protective amphitheatre. The first vintage of this Vermentino was made in 1996 and was inspired by a desire to showcase the indigenous varieties that thrive in these coastal conditions. The local microclimate here is ideally suited to the variety since cooling breezes from the nearby sea helps to preserve plenty of freshness and aromatics