2024 Montenidoli 'Fiore' Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Maitre de Chai lower yields and natural vineyard

lower yields and natural vineyard management

also 50-60 year-old vines planted in sandstone

Fermentation lasts ten days in large wood casks

slow natural yeast fermentation taking up to 10 months

I elected this year to make slightly less in order to express the single concrete vat of Willakenzie Vineyard Gamay in the cellar

2024 Montenidoli 'Fiore' Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Maitre de Chai lower yields and natural vineyardThe Fiore is made from free run juice and sees extended time aging on the lees, usually for one year. Both wines see extended time in the bottle for release as well. The Fiore is incredibly nuanced and textured and showcases the age worthiness and complexity of her wines. In addition to these whites, Elisabetta makes a fantastic rosato made from Canaiolo, a grape which, she says, has the power of a red wine and the finesse and cut of a white wine, and