Podere San Cristoforo, LuminosoVermentino, Toscana DOC '21
Podere San Cristoforo
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Luminoso, from old Vermentino vines, is a dense and rich white with sliced apple, peach and apricot character. Bright acidity and a long finish.
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- Wine Country
- Italy
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- Grape varieties wine
- Vermentino
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- Wine-food combination
- "Luminoso" can be served as an apéritif or together with light dishes, based on vegetables or fish, such as a "Carpaccio of Sea Bream" flavored with lime and mint.
About this wine
Description & facts
Luminoso's grapes were harvested at night and were fermented on wild (indigenous) yeast. Greetly influenced by the sea and the light, that are major features of this area,
Luminoso is a white whose extraordinary mineral sensations derive from the deep roots of the “Campo Vecchio” vines.
- Producer
- Podere San Cristoforo
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Wine Region
- Tuscany
- Classification
- DOC Toscana
- Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:
- Biodynamic
- Vintage
- 2021
- Grape varieties wine
- Vermentino
- % of grape varieties wine
- 85% Vermentino 15% Trebbiano Toscano
- Tasting note
- A dense and rich white with sliced apple, peach and apricot character. Bright acidity and a long finish.
- Wine-food combination
- "Luminoso" can be served as an apéritif or together with light dishes, based on vegetables or fish, such as a "Carpaccio of Sea Bream" flavored with lime and mint.
- Vinification
- Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 18 days, with indigenous yeasts (pied de cuve) at cool temperatures. Ageing is carried on with periodical lees stirrings.
- Location Vineyard
- Situated on an ancient river bed, they lye on a wild land, between the Tyrrhenian sea and the gentle coastal hills of Tuscany.
- Soil
- Aeolian deposits of medium texture, originating from the foliation of the mineral- bearing hills of Gavorrano, giving a stony terrainwith a highish clay content.
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 12 °
- Awards & ratings
- 88/100 Robert Parker
