IGT Toscano Bianco "Le Ragazze"

Italy
Tuscany
2022

90% Vermentino/10% Malvasia & Trebbiano. The fruit is from 25-to-50-year-old, organically farmed vines on sandy, rocky volcanic soils in the hilly Monte Amiata zone about 10 miles south of Montalcino. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed, gently presssed and fermented spontaneously without sulfur in open steel tank with a two-week maceration. The wine is aged in acacia barrique and bottled unfiltered. Production is small, as in 1000 bottles in 2022. "Le Ragazze" are the young daughters of Fonterenza vignaiola Margherita Padovani (one of whom crafted the label art).

92 points
"The 2022 Bianco le Ragazze displays a deep orange hue with a bouquet of grapefruit zest, ground ginger, wildflowers and white smoke. It’s soft-textured with a beguiling mix of honeyed inner florals and exotic tart citrus that saturate, adding a drying sensation while maintaining freshness throughout. The 2022 forces the senses to salivate, tapering off with a liquid floral concentration and hints of raw almond and spice. This is a skin-contact blend of Vermentino, Malvasia and Trebbiano."
Eric Guido,
Vinous Media
January 2025

SKU/Code: 
DB5754-22
Product Line: 
Wine
White
Orange
Varietal: 
Vermentino
Farming Type: 
Organic