A vibrant, linear white, featuring pear, beeswax, apple and mineral flavors. Detailed and lingers on the finish, where a lightly bitter citrus peel note emerges. Drink now through 2028. 550 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Vernaccia di San Gimignano Select to Add

A pure, fresh white, this offers peach and melon flavors, with accents of malt, sage and salt. Shows some weight, finishing with a hint of lemon and a saline, mineral aftertaste. Drink now through 2025. 540 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Vernaccia di San Gimignano Select to Add

The oak-aged Montenidoli 2016 Vernaccia di San Gimignano Carato (with 6,000 bottles made) opens to an off-gold color with some light amber highlights. This is an elegantly evolved expression that boasts dried apricot, candied orange peel and almond paste. The wine is texturally rich and creamy, with pretty highlights of saffron, cumin and toasted cardamom pod. This wine is one of the maximum expressions of Vernaccia that you can find.

The 2013 Vernaccia di San Gimignano Carato shows creamy structure with caramelized notes brushed with saffron. This is absolutely one of my favorite expressions of this Tuscan white grape. The wine is fermented in small French barrels, but it goes into cement vats after that where it integrates and finds balance. The wine wraps over the palate with thick waves of orchard fruit, creamy apricot, lemon mousse and jasmine oil. Dusty mineral tones complete this very pretty picture. Only 3,300 bottles were produced.

This white shows a steely side, along with a textural component on the finish giving this a little tannic grip. Honey, melon and saline notes dwell midpalate, with an aftertaste of citrus and crushed stone. Drink now. 500 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Vernaccia di San Gimignano Select to Add