Wine of The Week: Castello Banfi La Pettegola Vermentino 2021

Wine of The Week: Castello Banfi La Pettegola Vermentino 2021

Made from 100% Vermentino from the sub-region of Maremma on the Tuscan coast, La Pettegola is the most recent addition to Banfi's white wine collection. Fresh, crisp and floral; this is the perfect Spring sipper!

Why we love it...

A wonderful, award-winning Italian white to put us in the mood for the coming summer!

The story of Castello Banfi

Castello Banfi is synonymous with quality. Founded in 1978 by the Italian-American brothers, John and Harry Mariani when they acquired the `Il Borgo` castle and surrounding vineyards on the slopes of the Montalcino hill. Their ultimate aim was to create a state-of-the-art winery that carefully nurtured the vineyards and their fruit to produce the best premium wines Italy could offer. John and Harry hired one of the greatest Italian winemakers of the time, Ezio Rivella, who installed the philosophy that helped shape the winery and is still upheld to this day. All the estates are still family owned and are in the capable hands of the third generation with Cristina Mariani-May as well as her cousin, James Mariani. Cristina has been involved with the winery since the early 1990’s where her mantra has always been “in the pursuit of excellence”, which has driven Castello Banfi to become one of the most popular and well-respected Italian producers

Tasting note

Delightfully fresh with an intense, fruit-forward bouquet of apple and pear with added lemon and hints of elderflower. Crisp and clean on the palate with racy acidity that leads into a linear, white pepper-infused finish.