GRATTAMACCO BIANCO
GRATTAMACCO BIANCO IS PRODUCED FROM THE OLDEST VERMENTINO VINES IN BOLGHERI, WITH THE MOST LONG-STANDING HAVING NEARLY 40 YEARS OF HISTORY. THESE VINES ARE LOCATED AT 100 M ASL ON A NATURAL TERRACE FACING THE SEA, CHARACTERIZED BY SOIL RICH IN WHITE SALINE CLAY MIXED WITH MARLY LIMESTONE FLYSCH.
Distinct minerality, hints of Mediterranean spices, citrus, and floral notes of broom characterize Grattamacco's white wine. The Mediterranean climate, moderated by constant sea breeze, facilitates organic cultivation in the vineyard: a congenial practice for the preservation of the authentic character of Grattamacco's hillside terroir. Vinification involves one-third of the process in barriques and the remaining two-thirds in steel tanks. Aging lasts for 6 months with frequent bâtonnage of noble lees. Sapidity is an integral part of the wine’s pronounced vitality, supporting the sip and persisting over time.
Vintage 2023
GRATTAMACCO BIANCO 2023 ELOQUENTLY EXPRESSES THE COOL, BRINE-SCENTED CHARACTER OF ITS HILLS. BROAD, WELL-PROPORTIONED AROMATICS ARE THE STANDOUT HALLMARKS OF THIS VINTAGE, WHOSE VIBRANCE SIGNALS A LONG LIFE AHEAD.
The Climate
Although the winter was quite wet, the grapes emerged unscathed, thanks to the expertise of our viticulturists; summer was quite hot, but early August rains tempered the heat. The Vermentino harvest took place during the second half of September. Overall, this classic growing season allowed gradual, well-balanced ripening, which heightened crisp acidities and minerality in the fruit, gifting the wines remarkable pleasurableness, classic flavours, and broad, deep aromas.
Vinification
Grattamacco Bianco grows in Bolgheri’s oldest Vermentino vineyards, the oldest of which vaunts a 39-year-old life-span. Lying at 100 metres’ elevation on a natural terrace facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, just 8 kilometres distant, the vines send their roots into white clay-rich soil with abundant calcareous flysch marl. The sea breeze-tempered Mediterranean climate here favours an organic viticultural regime designed to preserve the authenticity of the Grattamacco hillslope terroir. One-third of the must fermented in small oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel. Grattamacco Bianco matured 6 months sur lie with frequent bâtonnage and was bottled in June 2024.
Luca Marrone, Chief Winemaker
Composition
100% Vermentino
Appearance
Straw yellow
Alcohol
14%
