Mantellassi farms the warm, coastal edge of Tuscany, in the Maremma, where Vermentino ripens slowly and keeps its acid. The Lucumone is the estate's white from that strip of land, bottled under the Maremma Toscana name.
- Vermentino, the white grape of the Tyrrhenian coast.
- Maremma Toscana, Tuscany's coastal south.
- 2015, a warm vintage across Tuscany.
- 13% alcohol.
How it is made
Vermentino is picked early enough to hold its acidity, then fermented cool to keep the aromatics intact. Maremma Toscana is a broad appellation, and Vermentino is the grape most associated with it. The wine stays unoaked in style, which is why the fruit reads first.
How it tastes
Citrus and green apple sit on top, with a bright tropical note underneath. There is a saline, slightly bitter finish that Vermentino gets from coastal vineyards. Medium bodied, fresh, and dry.
Where it comes from
The Maremma is the stretch of Tuscany that runs down to the sea, warmer and breezier than the Chianti hills inland. Vermentino grows all along this coast, in Liguria, Sardinia and here, and it takes on a distinct salt-and-herb character in each. Mantellassi works from this southern corner.
Good to know
Vermentino is the same grape as Sardinia's Vermentino di Sardegna and Liguria's Pigato, and it is also grown in Provence as Rolle. Ten years on, a white from a warm vintage like 2015 will have moved from fresh fruit toward something more savoury and honeyed.
Contains alcohol.
