Montenidoli Tradizionale Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG 2023

Montenidoli Tradizionale Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG 2023

Montenidoli
$25.00

Grape: Vernaccia
Vintage: 2023
Type: White

This white wine is a benchmark expression of the vernaccia grape produced by Elisabetta Fagiuoli at the Montenidoli estate. The vineyards are farmed strictly under certified organic guidelines on ancient calcareous soils that have never seen chemical enhancements. The winemaking involves a traditional short skin maceration prior to a completely spontaneous fermentation driven by native wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. It matures on its fine lees in steel to maintain fruit purity and high natural acidity.

It displays a bright straw-yellow color, releasing clear aromatics of citrus peel, raw almonds, and white orchard blossoms. A sleek, medium-bodied frame balances crisp pear flavors with an underlying stony mineral core. A lively wave of natural acidity cuts directly through the waxy texture, keeping the mouthfeel thoroughly refreshed. The brief skin contact provides a subtle structural grip that frames the clean mid-palate nicely. It concludes with a dry, mineral-driven finish.

Montenidoli is Elisabetta Fagiuoli's singular estate above San Gimignano, where Tuscan history, organic farming and fierce independence meet. She arrived in the 1960s and gradually restored abandoned vineyards, olive trees and woods on a hillside whose name means mountain of little nests. Rather than chase fashion, she championed Vernaccia di San Gimignano with seriousness, showing that the local white variety can be structured, ageworthy and deeply expressive. The farming is organic and the cellar work is simple, allowing Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Trebbiano and Vernaccia to speak in a voice that is rustic, luminous and unmistakably Tuscan.