White 'Gorgona' Frescobaldi 2024
The Gorgona Bianco from the renowned Frescobaldi winery is a white wine from Tuscany of great elegance and taste, perfect for accompanying unique moments. It is made with a carefully selected blend of Vermentino and Ansonica and aged for a few months in steel tanks. The straw yellow color with golden reflections introduces aromas of exotic fruit and a sip with saline traits.
The Gorgona Bianco by Frescobaldi is a unique label in the Italian wine scene. It originates from a project resulting from the collaboration between the Frescobaldi family and the Gorgona Penitentiary Institute. The smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, since 1869 it has been an open-air penal colony where inmates engage in various activities, including viticulture. The cuvée is the result of a blend of Vermentino and Ansonica, the two grape varieties typical of the coast and the Tuscan archipelago. A sunny and rich wine, fragrant and fruity, that perfectly expresses the Mediterranean character of the terroir.
The Gorgona Bianco is produced by a historic name in Italian enology. For centuries, the Frescobaldi family has cultivated vineyards and produced wine in the heart of Tuscany, a region where it owns several estates in areas of particular value. The social project of Gorgona came to life in 2011, and since that year, the Frescobaldi winemakers have also offered their consulting for vineyard work and winemaking in Gorgona. The inmates learn skills that they can later... use in their working life once they have finished serving their sentence. The Ansonica and Vermentino vineyards are cultivated in organic farming regimes on terraces, characterized by poor and stony soils. The warm and dry climate, always ventilated, is very suitable for the vine. At the end of the harvest, the grapes are gently pressed, and the must ferments in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. The wine matures in terracotta jars to preserve the primary aromas of the grapes.
The Gorgona Bianco wine from the Frescobaldi brand is the synthesis of a work in the wine world that has responsibly embraced ethical and social aspects, enriching this bottle with important values. Visually, it presents a light yellow color with slight golden reflections. The olfactory profile recalls ripe yellow fruit, citrus, and the nuances of Mediterranean scrub herbs, thyme, rosemary, and helichrysum. Soft and harmonious on the palate, it highlights a juicy and intense fruit that extends towards a savory and persistent finish.