2021 Montenidoli Carato Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

Bouquet Intense, lemon and jasmine flowersOn the Palate Citrus fruits, spices, long savoury aftertasteWine-food pairings Best with cheese after a big red Vinification Free run juice ferments in barriquesAging 12 months in French barriquesRefining 24 months in the bottle About the producer We came to Montenidoli in 1965, drawn by the spirituality of the gold-backed Madonnas with Child painted by the XIII-XIV Century Sienese Masters, works that broadcast a unique message to the world. Sergio, the Patriarch, was a teacher, and we had many children, many with special needs, for whom Montenidoli was a happy nest. And when they took flight the abandoned lands remained, waiting to be brought back to life. For the farmers had abandoned the hill in the early 1900s, drawn by the two Great Wars and the promise of industry. The vines were overgrown by brambles, while the olive trees had gone wild. But Elisabetta had the land in her blood, thanks to her family, which had cultivated vines and oliv