Tenuta Le Calcinaie
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Tasting through wines…Yellow fruit, minerality, crushed stones.
Tasting through wines…Yellow fruit, minerality, crushed stones.
Sep 4th, 2023Intensely fragrant, fresh green apple, white flowers, saline. Crisp, refreshing, beautiful aperitif and with seafood
Intensely fragrant, fresh green apple, white flowers, saline. Crisp, refreshing, beautiful aperitif and with seafood
Aug 1st, 2022White stone fruit, salinity and minerality. Clean.
White stone fruit, salinity and minerality. Clean.
Jun 11th, 2022The 1st or one of the 1st DOCs. The only DOC for white. very pretty aromatics, under ripe white stone fruit, stony, mineral, white floral. medium bodied, slightly viscous, medium acid, long long finish. delicious. this is right up my alley
The 1st or one of the 1st DOCs. The only DOC for white. very pretty aromatics, under ripe white stone fruit, stony, mineral, white floral. medium bodied, slightly viscous, medium acid, long long finish. delicious. this is right up my alley
Oct 26th, 2021Lovely and refreshing. Lime zest and orchard fruits. Simple and yummy with summer veg.
Lovely and refreshing. Lime zest and orchard fruits. Simple and yummy with summer veg.
Aug 12th, 2021Gold in color. Yellow pear, just ripe yellow apple, quince, hazelnut, macadamia, stony minerality, firm medium+ acid, medium intensity and finish with phenolics. A sipping wine on a late summer Sunday afternoon on the terrace...
Gold in color. Yellow pear, just ripe yellow apple, quince, hazelnut, macadamia, stony minerality, firm medium+ acid, medium intensity and finish with phenolics. A sipping wine on a late summer Sunday afternoon on the terrace...
Sep 18th, 2020Lime and minerals. Super focused and worth thinking and analyzing but very pleasant too. Improved over the course of three days. Value piece.
Lime and minerals. Super focused and worth thinking and analyzing but very pleasant too. Improved over the course of three days. Value piece.
Sep 13th, 2020Note to self: a nutty, round gem of a wine with a varietal that sounds like a place.
Note to self: a nutty, round gem of a wine with a varietal that sounds like a place.
Aug 8th, 2020Unripe Asian pear, slight citrus, crushed white stone, slight rosemary, medium acidity, medium alcohol.
Unripe Asian pear, slight citrus, crushed white stone, slight rosemary, medium acidity, medium alcohol.
Nov 10th, 2019Clear pale lemon color and dry with light body and high acid. Clean low intensity nose with floral and citrus notes and notes of honeydew melon, minerals and a hint of oak on the palate leading to a crisp medium length finish. Delicious and great value.
Clear pale lemon color and dry with light body and high acid. Clean low intensity nose with floral and citrus notes and notes of honeydew melon, minerals and a hint of oak on the palate leading to a crisp medium length finish. Delicious and great value.
Jun 10th, 2018