Anteprime Vernaccia di San, 66 wines tasted

2013 Agricoltori del Chianti Geografico Vernaccia Geografico:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some honey melon, fresh and slightly grassy nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh, easy going, bit short. 84

2013 Canneta Vernaccia:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, slightly floral, elderflowers nose. Freshish acidity, slightly bitter, bit flat palate, short. 80

2013 Cantina Sociale de Certaldo Vernaccia La Badia:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some yellow fruits, ever so slightly floral nose. Freshish acidoty, fruity, rounded texture, almost a bit waxy and honey, good length. 85

2013 Guidi Vernaccia Guidi:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, vanilla, spices, bit burnt wood on the nose. Freshish acidity, woody, vanilla, spices, yellow fruits behind. 84

2013 Cappella Sant'Andrea Vernaccia Cappella Sant'Andrea:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fresh, feels very clean if not very complex. Fresh acidity, leaner, yellow fruits, some white flowers, good length, somewhat creamy texture. 85

2013 Cappella Sant'Andrea Vernaccia Rialto:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, scented, some floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, creamy texture, rounded, fresh, fairly elegant, good length. 86

2013 Casa Alle Vacche Vernaccia Casa Alle Vacche:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, some tropical fruits nose. Freshish acidity, rounded, fairly elegant body and texture, good length. 86

2013 Casa Alle Vacche Vernacchia i Macchioni:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some smoky notes, spices on the nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded if ever so slightly edgy finish, good length. 85

2013 Casale Falchini Vernacchia Vigna a Solatio:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruits and plums nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, some spices and vanilla, good length. 85

2013 Cesani Vernacchia Cesani:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, tutti frutti touch nose. Freshish acidity, not quite together, simple, watery. 77

2013 Fattoria Abbazia di Monteoliveto Vernaccia Abbazia di Monteoliveto:
Pale lemon yellow. Fresh apples and ripe gooseberries nose, slightly yellow fruity, like a fresh rainy morning. Freshish acidity, rounded, quite elegant, bit easy going palate, good length. 84

2013 Fattoria Abbazia di Monteoliveto Vernaccia La Gentilesca:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruits and slightly floral nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fairly elegant palate, towards playful, good length. 88

2013 Fontaleoni Vernaccia Fontaleoni:
Towards lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruit, slightly floral nose. Fresh acidity, slightly bitter and grapefruity, apple core, good length. 85

2013 Fontaleoni Vernaccia Casanuova:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fresh, some vanilla and yellow fruity nose. Freshish acidity, flatter palate, polished, vanilla, quite uninteresting. 84

2013 Fornacelle Vernaccia Fornacelle:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, scented, floral, touch of rose petals nose. Lilies. Fresh acidity, lively, quite fresh, slightly scented and bit sweet fruity, good length. 87

2013 Fornaci Vernaccia Fornaci:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, smoky and spicy nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, towards creamy texture, fresher palate than nose. 86

2013 Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara Vernaccia Selvabianca:
Cloudy pale lemon yellow. Light nose of apples and some yellow fruits. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, bit easy going, citrusy finish lighten things up. 84

2013 Il Lebbio Vernaccia Il Lebbio:

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruity, slightly scented nose.freshish acidity, flatter palate, bit easy going. 83

2013 Il Lebbio Vernaccia Tropie:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some floral notes. Freshish acidity, creamy and rounded texture, vanilla, bit fat, good length. 85

2013 Il Palagione Vernacchia Hydra:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, tropical and intense lilies nose. Freshish acidity, sweetish feel, yellow fruity, good length. 85

2013 La Lastra Vernaccia La Lastra:
Paleq lemon yellow. Apples and light minerals nose, slightly floral. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, bit easy going but more lively. 86

2013 Lucii Libiano Vernaccia Vigna Cellori:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, floral, easy going nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, bit easy going. 84

2013 Macinatico Vernaccia Macinatico:
Pale lemon yellow. Fresh, light fruity, apples and pears nose. Fresh acidity, lighter, quite elegant and fresh, bit short. 85

2013 Melini Vernaccia Melini:
Pale lemon yellow. Scented, some roses and yellow fruity, less intense nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, quite elegant, refreshing finish. 85

2013 Palagetto Vernaccia di San Gimignano:

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some vanilla and lilies nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, easy going, quite fresh finish. 85

2013 Palagetto Vernaccia Santa Chiara:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, slight mineral note, light floral touch on the nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fairly fresh, bit watery finish. 84

2013 Panizzi Vernaccia Panizzi:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, yellow fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, refreshing, good length. 85

2013 Poderi del Paradiso Vernaccia Poderi del Paradiso:
Pale lemon yellow. Spicy, wood notes and sulphur on the nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fairly lively, good length. 86

2013 Poggio Alloro Vernaccia Poggio Alloro:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fresh and fruity nose. Slightly scented. Fresh acidity, rounded, slightly creamy, fresh, good length. 88

2013 Poggio Alloro Vernaccia Il Nicchiaio:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, some sweeter yellow fruits and floral nose. Fresh acidity, rounded, some bitter notes, grapefruit touch, sweet yellow fruits, good length. 88

2013 Rampa di Fugnano Vernaccia Alata:
Pale lemon yellow. Easy going yellow apples nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fairly lively, good length. 86

2013 San Benedetto Vernaccia San Benedetto:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruits, some minerals nose, slightly heavier. Fresh acidity, fruity, lively, quite refreshing, rounded, bit lively, good length. 88

2013 San Donato Vernaccia San Donato:
Cloudy pale lemon yellow. Shut nose, some yellow fruits and grapefruit. Freshish acidity, rounded, bit shut, 84-85

2013 San Quirico Vernaccia San Quirico:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fresh, fruity nose. Bit lazy acidity, rounded, easy going. 82

2013 Signano Vernaccia Signano:
Pale lemon yellow. Some apples, light nose, lilies of the valley. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, bit more lively palate, fairly refreshing, good length. 85

2013 Signano Vernaccia Poggiarelli:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some sweeter notes, fruity but not that intense nose. Fresh acidity, lively, fairly playful, refreshing, some sweeter notes, quite elegant. 86

2013 Tenuta Le Calcinaie Venaccia Le Calcinaie:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples and light minerals nose. Freshish acidity, rounded, bit easy going but fresh. 84

2013 Tenuta La Vigna Vernaccia Tenuta La Vigna:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruits, rounded nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, more playful palate, fairly refreshing, good length. 88

2013 Tenute Guicciardini Strozzi Vernaccia Titolato Strozzi:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some yellow fruits, slightly minty nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, quite fresh, bit yellow fruity, good length. 86

2013 Teruzzi & Puthod Vernaccia T&P:
Pale lemon yellow. Some yellow fruits and pears nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, elegant, quite fresh, not to complex. Good length. 87

2013 Tollena Vernaccia Lunario:
Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruit, some almond flowers and ever so slightly raisniny nose. Fresh acidity, sweetish, some bitter and sour notes, bergamot note, good length. 87

2013 Torre Prima Vernaccia Torre Prima:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, almost a bit flinty far back, slightly tropical nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, lively, lemony, quite refreshing, good length. 87

2013 Vagnoni Vernaccia Vagnoni:
Pale lemon yellow. Some honey, wax, peach, slightly deeper nose. Freshish acidity, rounded, bit boring palate, easy going and watery. 78

2012 Cantine Guidi Vernaccia Aurea Vernaccia
Pale lemon yellow. Smoky, spicy and some yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, edgy, not quite together, vanilla, spices and yellow fruit all over the place. 82

2012 Casale Falchini Vernaccia AB Vinea Doni:
Pale lemon yellow. Scented, floral and yellow apples nose, cool feel to it. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, mandarin, freshish finish, slightly bitter. 84

2012 Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara:
Pale lemon yellow. Some apples and strawberry jam note nose. Fresh acidity, leaner, rounder, seems a bit woody or at least a bit edgy and slightly drying. Good length. 84

2012 La Castellaccia Vernaccia Astrea:
Pale lemon yellow. Wax, honeya nd some yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, waxy and bit heavy, lacks freshness and nuances. 84

2012 Palagetto Vernaccia Ventanni:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some citrus and pears nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, leaner palate, rounded, bit short. 83

2012 Poderi del Paradiso Vernaccia Biscondola:
Pale lemon yellow. Appley, some pears, bit woody notes on the nose. Freshish acidity, yellow fruity, almost some petroleum, good length. 85

2012 Tenute Guicciardini Strozzi Vernaccia Cusona 1933:
Pale lemon yellow. Passion fruit, sweeter notes, fresh and fruity nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, bit easy going finish, drying wood. 85

2011 Cesani Vernaccia Sanice:
Pale lemon yellow. Some petroleum, pears and yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, somewhat lively, waxy and honey finish. 85

2012 Il Palagione Vernacchia Riserva Ori:
Pale lemon yellow. Some apples, slightly tutti frutti, ripe nose. Freshish acidity, sweetish, fruit, ripe, good length. 85

2012 La Lastra Vernaccia Riserva:
Pale lemon yellow. Some wood, pears and yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, fairly rich, fruity, bit edgy and woody, smoky finish. 86

2012 Poggio Alloro Vernaccia Riserva Le Mandorle:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, flinty touch, some yellow fruits, slightly floral nose. Fresh acidity, fairly lively, fresh, fruity, rounded, good length. 87

2012 San Donato Vernaccia Riserva Benedetta:
Towards lemon yellow. Apples, yellow plums and a slight tropical note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, waxy, slightly creamy texture, good length. 86

2012 Signano Vernaccia Riserva La Ginestra:
Cloudy pale lemon yellow. Shut nose, some pears and yellow fruits. Freshish acidity, narrow and woody palate. 83-85

2011 Casa Alle Vacche Vernaccia Riserva Crocus:
Towards lemon yellow. Some yellow fruits, vanilla and wood nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, fairly lively, less oaky palate, creamy texture, good length. 86

2011 Casale Falchini Vernaccia Riserva Vigna a Solatio:
Pale lemon yellow. Some apples and yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, tropical notes, some petroleum, good length. Fresher finish. 85

2011 Fontaleoni Vernaccia Riserva:
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, slight tropical note and lilies nose. Fresh acidity, softer and riper style, fruity, creamy texture, better balanced wood, good length. 87

2011 Il Colombaio di santa Chiara Vernaccia Riserva L'Albereta:

Towards lemon yellow. Apples, vanilla, woody and lilies nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, more lively palate, quite refreshing finish, good length. 86

2011 San Donato Vernaccia Angelica:
Pale lemon yellow. Wax, honey and some pears nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, waxy palate, fairly fresh finish, good length. 85

2011 Tenuta Le Calcinaie Vernaccia Vigna ai Sassi:
Pale lemon yellow. Some apples and more yellow fruity nose. Freshish acidity, smooth and rounded, could be more nuanced. 86

2011 Tenute Guicciardini Strozzi Vernaccia Riserva:
Pale lemon yellow. Passion fruit, pineapple and yellow fruits nose. Freshish acidity, sweetish feel, passion fruit, bit easy gping. 85

2011 Vagnoni Vernaccia Riserva I Mocali:
Pale lemon yellow. Oaky, smoky and spicy nose. Fresh acidity, woody and not fully together, made wine, trying to hard. 84

2010 Palagetto Vernaccia Riserva:
Towards lemon yellow. Some apples, vanilla, bit spicy, some smoke on the nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, fairly refreshing palate, good length. 86

2010 Tollena Vernaccia Riserva Signorina Vittoria:
Lemon yellow. Pears, honey, petroleum, slightly floral, warm summers day, lavendel nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, quite elegant, has fruot to back the structure, some nuances going on in the finish, good length. 89