Winemaker Notes
Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino is a white wine of exquisite aromatic complexity and depth. On the palate, it reveals a saline minerality and vibrant freshness, complemented by a supple, creamy texture and remarkable longevity. While it pairs beautifully with fish, its smoothness and aromatic character make it an excellent match for Tuscan antipasti, crostini, and cold cuts, as well as veal fricassee or soft cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
An intense vintage for Vermentino, the 2023 Vermentino was raised with 70% entirely in a stainless steel tank on the lees, with bâtonnage, and with 30% in barrel for six months before blending together. Bottled in June 2024, it boasts a bright medium yellow color and is compact with pure aromas of pineapple, orange sherbert, lemon blossoms, and saline. Medium to full-bodied, it has wonderful extract and a long, balanced finish. While I’ve always been a fan of this wine, this vintage is a step up, with more depth of texture and richness, where past vintages have sometimes been more racy and linear in texture. Almost like Austrian Riesling, it has the depth to be a very, very impressive wine.
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James Suckling
A super-intense white with yellow grapefruit, spring flowers and iodine on the nose. Full-bodied, it shows a silky texture, a supple, tense and zesty palate and a long, salty finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The organic Grattamacco 2023 Bolgheri Vermentino (with 20,000 bottles made) shows refined elegance with a subtle flinty, ashy mineral note that lends definition to citrus fruit and lemon zest. About one-third of the wine is aged in barrique and tonneaux, with the remainder in stainless steel, a combination that preserves freshness while adding gentle texture. That delicate mineral accent enhances the poise and precision of this particularly elegant vintage.
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Decanter
Vibrant and intricate aromas of fresh apricot, peach, golden apple and acacia. Rich and structured, enhanced by balanced alcohol, lively acidity and a lingering finish. Subtle notes of coconut cream and honey provide additional richness.
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.
An outstanding wine region made famous by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who planted Cabernet Sauvignon vines for his own consumption in 1940s on his San Guido estate, and called the resulting wine, Sassicaia. Today the region’s Tuscan reds are based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which can be made as single varietal wines or blends. The local Sangiovese can make up no more than 50% of the blends. Today Sassicaia has its own DOC designation within the Bogheri DOC appellation.