Winemaker Notes
#70 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025
Light greenish yellow. Intense bouquet structured on citrus notes of lemon and lime peel. Hints of white peach, myrtle leaves and chamomile complete the aroma. On the palate it is soft and round, balanced between acidity and a pleasant flavor. Fruity finish of extraordinary persistence.
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Wine Spectator
Ripe aromas and flavors of apricot and jasmine are offset by savory grass and sage notes in this crisp white. Balanced, ending with a salty, mouthwatering impression.
A fantastic, aromatic white grape that grows with great success in Sardinia, Tuscany and in lesser proportions on the island of Corsica. Somm Secret—Vermentino is thought to be genetically identical to Liguria’s Pigato grape and Peidmont’s Favorita. It comprises a large proportion of the whites in southern France where it is called Rolle.
Forming a crescent along Italy’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, Liguria is one of the country’s smallest regions. Though its ports, Genoa and Savona have welcomed foreign influence for centuries, the region today is experiencing a fresh interest in its own indigenous varieties. Liguria commits large efforts to the white Vermentino (also called Pigato) and the red varieties Rossese, Sangiovese and Dolcetto (also called Ormeasco in Liguria).
Liguria has no shortage of dizzyingly steep, coastal vineyards. On its eastern end in Cinqueterre, Vermentino grows along cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean. On its west, bordering France, terraced, seaside vineyards are home to Rossese di Dolceacqua, Liguria’s powerful yet highly aromatic red.