Wines made from Vermentino grapes of Cinque Terre
Discover the best wines made with Vermentino as a single variety or as a blend of Cinque Terre.
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
Ligurian mythical DOC between Levanto and La Spezia, UNESCO terraced vineyards overlooking the sea, heroic viticulture by monorails. Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino signature whites: dry and saline with citrus, green apple, white flowers, Mediterranean herbs and iodic mineral touch, taut thirst-quenching palate. Mythical version Sciacchetrà passito (grapes dried >70 days): golden to amber, honey, dried apricot, marine salinity — rare great Italian liqueur.