Description

The 2024 Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta awakens slowly in the glass with nuances of pebbles and wet concrete to reveal a pretty blend of peaches with ginger and lime zest. The wine opens with a noticeable heaviness, but quickly tightens up as vibrant acidity and salty minerals combine with tart fruit. Spicy and intense, almost savoury, the 2024 makes your mouth water as the exotic flowers inside slowly fade away. ERIC GUIDO

A delicious wine made from Manzoni Bianco, a crossing of Riesling and Pinot Bianco. Here, it's vinified on the skins in cement tanks before ageing for around seven months in acacia casks. The result is an aromatic, complex white with scents of melon, summer meadow flowers and clay. In the mouth it's intense and sapid, with fleshy fruits and lovely freshness. It's still a bit tight, so give it some more time in the bottle to unwind. DECANTER

A super-young, fragrant and crisp white, centred on citrus and wet wool. Flinty depth. Flavoursome, lively and mineral on the palate, with crisp acidity and a light body. Clean, precise finish. JAMES SUCKLING