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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

Sardinia's only DOCG appellation from the granite slopes of the Gallura region in the island's northeast. Vermentino from decomposed granite produces some of the Mediterranean's most distinctive whites: bitter almond, citrus peel, white flowers and a saline mineral character unique to Gallura's granite soils.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Outstanding granite vintage; Capichera and Surrau produced Gallura whites of benchmark quality.
2022 Consistent quality from granite soils; Vermentino di Gallura of genuine character and food-friendliness.
2021 Benchmark DOCG vintage; decomposed granite produced Vermentino of extraordinary freshness and mineral precision.
2020 Good vintage; Gallura Vermentino of characteristic bitter almond and saline mineral character.
2019 Granite Vermentino of exceptional mineral depth and aromatic purity from Gallura's northern slopes.
2018 Heat stress in summer; careful timing of harvest essential; granite parcels outperformed other soils
2017 Classic Gallura vintage profile; concentrated and mineral; benchmark for understanding granite terroir influence