James Suckling 91 points.
The 2016 vintage was voted White Wine of the Year by the Italian Sommelliers Association in 2019.
This is a dry and medium bodied Grechetto with refreshing acidity. The fruit is ripe and characterized by yellow peach, nectarine, ripe Asian pear and meyer lemon. There are underlying floral notes of acacia and hawthorn and finishes with a pleasant chalky minerality.
Variety: 100% Grechetto
First vintage produced: 1989.
Training Techniques: Spurred Cordon, Guyot with vine density of 5.000 vines per Ha. Yield per hectare 8-9 tons
Aging: 3 months in steel and minimum 3 months aging in the bottle
Aroma: intense perfumes of exotic fruit and yellow peach, floral notes of freesia and hawthorn, pleasing chalkiness on the finish
Taste: full, fresh, with a long persistance
Serving suggestions: great aperitif wine or consumed with seafood, veal or poultry dishes. Best served around 50 ̊F
Aging potential: 3-5 years.
Vinous: 90 Points
The 2021 Grecante is sweetly floral with ripe orchard fruits and hints of chamomile. This impresses with its soft, gentle textures and sweet inner spice. A bump of zesty acids comes through in the finale, along with a staining of salty minerals. It’s very pleasing. 11/2022.
Wine Spectator: 90 Points
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A lively, light- to medium-bodied white, offering generous tangerine and ruby red grapefruit fruit flavors that show accents of fresh herbs, spices and smoke, all backed by tangy acidity. Lightly chalky on the mouthwatering finish. Drink now. 7,500 cases made, 1,000 cases imported. Alison Napjus, 4/30/2023.
Wine Enthusiast: 90 Points
Value Pick of the Week - December 14, 2022
A lively, light- to medium-bodied white, with lots of tangerine and ruby red grapefruit fruit flavor and accents of fresh herb, spice and smoke, all backed by tangy acidity. Lightly chalky on the mouthwatering finish. Drink now. 7,500 cases made, 1,000 cases imported. Alison Napjus, Web Only - 2022, Insider Weekly: December 14 Edition.
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