Wine Conti Serristori, Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, 2021

Dry white Vernaccia di San Gimignano from Conti Serristori – a light, refreshing wine of excellent quality for daily use. Born in the triangle of Siena, Pisa and Florence, it became the first Italian wines, the classification of DOC. Today, wine has the status of DOCG. It originates in the special areas with excellent exposure and sandy soils in the hills of San Gimignano, a height of 250 m. The harvest is collected during the last 10 days of September, during the grape achieve optimum ripeness, carefully watching the balance of acidity and sweetness. After soft pressing berries obtained must vinified by traditional methods. Fermentation takes place in neutral containers at a controlled temperature of 15-17 C with the addition of yeast, increases the intensity of aromas. Wine is not maintained. Storage capacity Vernaccia di San Gimignano is 2-4 years.

Conti Serristori – the pride of the region, the winery is famous for the production of typical Tuscan wines by the time-tested local technologies. Its products are well respected because of the high level of quality, which have traditionally provided good care of the vineyards and winemaking techniques professional.
Name Conti Serristori winery has received from the ancient Florentine family, known for its noble origins. Start of production of wine dates back to XV century, when Antonio Serristori, Senator of the Republic of Florence, married the heiress of Niccolo Machiavelli, received as a dowry farm with vineyards and olive groves, located in Sant’Andrea in Perkussina.

Today Conti Serristori is a part of GRUPPO ITALIANO VINI (“Group of Italian wines”) and owns 145 hectares of vineyards that stretch between themselves heart of the Chianti Classico area and the historic part of the town of San Gimignano. Chianti and other great Tuscan wines are vinified and aged in the cellar of the main economy, while Vernaccia is produced in the estate of San Gimignano.