Winemaker Notes
The color is reminiscent of ancient gold, very bright. The nose is clean with notes of fruits and flowers, a flower garden, very complex and intriguing with a veil of aromatic herbs that trace citrus notes for an enveloping sense of smell. On the palate it comes into balance, soft but with a clear freshness and flavor, like an arrow that goes towards its target. With memories to the aftertaste of a light sweet almond and a salty note in the finish. On the whole it is coherent and enveloping on the palate.
There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
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.