GRATTAMACCO BIANCO
GRATTAMACCO BIANCO IS PRODUCED FROM THE OLDEST VERMENTINO VINES IN BOLGHERI, WITH THE MOST LONG-STANDING HAVING NEARLY 40 YEARS OF HISTORY. THESE VINES ARE LOCATED AT 100 M ASL ON A NATURAL TERRACE FACING THE SEA, CHARACTERIZED BY SOIL RICH IN WHITE SALINE CLAY MIXED WITH MARLY LIMESTONE FLYSCH.
Distinct minerality, hints of Mediterranean spices, citrus, and floral notes of broom characterize Grattamacco's white wine. The Mediterranean climate, moderated by constant sea breeze, facilitates organic cultivation in the vineyard: a congenial practice for the preservation of the authentic character of Grattamacco's hillside terroir. Vinification involves one-third of the process in barriques and the remaining two-thirds in steel tanks. Aging lasts for 6 months with frequent bâtonnage of noble lees. Sapidity is an integral part of the wine’s pronounced vitality, supporting the sip and persisting over time.
Vintage 2020
A VINTAGE OF EXCEPTIONAL AROMATIC COMPLEXITY AND DEPTH OF FLAVOUR FOR GRATTAMACCO VERMENTINO, QUALITIES WHICH MELD SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER WITH ITS HISTORIC HALLMARKS: A BRINY MINERALITY AND TANGY CRISPNESS, COMBINED WITH A STYLISH, ULTRA-VELVETY TEXTURE AND A REMARKABLE LONGEVITY.
The Climate
Following abundant rainfall in June, summer remained fairly dry. August finally ushered in the rains that gave relief to the vines and restored a more gradual, balanced ripening process. Heat and fierce sunlight arrived once again, lasting through 20 September, and the various Vermentino parcels ripened rapidly and in tandem, so much so that picking quickly filled the latter half the month, thus escaping the heavy rains in the following days. The intensely Mediterranean weather during the summer months greatly favoured the progressive ripening of the Vermentino, a variety that prefers a hot, dry climate, and contributed to an impressive concentration in the berries of mineral salts and sugars./p>
Vinification
Grattamacco Vermentino grows in Bolgheri’s oldest Vermentino vineyards, the oldest of which vaunts a 36-year-old life-span. Lying at 100 metres’ elevation on a natural terrace facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, just 8 kilometres distant, the vines send their roots into white clay-rich soil with abundant calcareous flysch marl. The sea breeze-tempered Mediterranean climate here favours an organic viticultural regime designed to preserve the authenticity of the Grattamacco hillslope terroir. One-third of the must fermented in small oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel. Grattamacco Vermentino matured 6 months sur lie with frequent bâtonnage and was bottled on 28th June 2021.
Luca Marrone, Chief Winemaker
Composition
100% Vermentino
Appearance
Straw yellow
Alcohol
14,5%
