I Macchioni
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I Macchioni is our most authentic Vernaccia, a direct, mineral white wine that expresses all the character of San Gimignano's sandy hills. Steel-fermented, it preserves its aromas, freshness, and flavor intact.
Tasting Notes
Bright straw yellow color with greenish reflections. The nose offers floral notes of broom, aromatic herbs and ripe fruit hints. On the palate, it is harmonious, fresh, savory, with a minerality that makes it perfect even for structured dishes.
Food Pairings
Appetizers, white meats, shellfish, fish, soft cheeses. Perfect also with Tuscan soups and cacciucco.
Why Choose It
I Macchioni is an everyday Vernaccia with great personality. It adapts to many occasions, from appetizers to first courses, from white meats to fish. A white wine that tells the story of authentic Tuscany with freshness and authenticity.
Technical Characteristics
- Denomination:Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG “I Macchioni”
- Grape variety: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
- Production area: San Gimignano (Tuscany)
- Soil: Pliocene ocher sands, calcareous concretions
- Altitude: 210-280 m above sea level
- Microclimate: Humid in winter/spring, hot and dry in summer
- Planting density: 4,600 vines/ha
- Yield: 45 hl/ha
- Training system: Guyot, partial grass cover, green pruning and manual grape selection
- Harvest: Manual, with grape selection
- Vinification: white wine making, destemming, cooling of the crushed grapes for brief maceration, soft pressing. Fermentation at controlled temperature on fine lees.
- Aging: Minimum 1 month bottle aging
- Alcohol content: 13% vol
- Serving temperature: 10/11°C
