REGION
Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
VARIETAL
70% Vermentino, 10% Malvasia, 10% Trebbiano & 10% Moscato.
TASTING NOTES
Agricola Calafata’s farm is just outside the charming town of Lucca, where Tuscany borders southern Liguria. The winery was founded by “10 crazy friends,” explains Mauro Montanaro, none of which had any experience in farming or winemaking. “We fell in love with the area, the old vines, the olive groves, but we also wanted to have a social cause. We were the first winery to be a Società Cooperativa Sociale in Tuscany, helping kids that were in exile, kids that had drug problems, mental issues, or wanted to begin a life again after being in jail. We’re now a big crazy group.” -Importer's Notes
This Vermentino blend is lively with scents of fresh lemon peel, melon and white florals. The palate is wrapped in Mediterranean scrub, quince, green apple, almond and lemongrass with refreshing minerality. Inevitable on traditional Tuscan tables, this wine is the ideal match for seafood but also with soft cheeses like Garfagnana, Pecorino or Pecorino Baccellone.
(Organic, Practicing Biodynamic, Low Sulfites & Vegan)