Description
Colore Bianco comes from an old vineyard overlooking the sea, where the wind, the sun and the salt break the granite rocks to create sandy soils where the Ansonica variety has been grown for centuries. The choice to add a white to this tier of wines was driven by the belief that there’s a source of such unique and extremely high quality Ansonica as to be worthy of the name Colore. The grapes of Colore Bianco grow on the Giglio Island and are sourced from the Pietrabona Vineyard: a south-exposed, terraced vineyard situated at an altitude of 50
to 150 mt a.s.l. on the southwest part of the island. The vines are planted in thousand year-old granitic soils and trained according to the local goblet method, the Alberello alla Gigliese. The grapes are fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks for 6-7 days. 70% of the must is then moved into barriques for another 10 days without temperature control. After, the wine ages for 7 months in barriques in contact with lees (bâtonnage) while the remaining 30% ferments in stainless steel.
Tasting Notes :
Colore Bianco 2022 is a real expression of the Island of Giglio. The centenary vineyard of Pietrabona gave us very deep and complex Ansonica this year. Aromas of peach, thyme and flowers immediately invade the nose followed by a hint of candied lemon peel. The strength of Colore 2022 is the incredible structure combined with the saline and freshness which lift the wine up to another level.
