“Sancaba” Bianco Toscana IGT 2024

Tenuta di Trinoro | Tuscany
Vini Franchetti s.r.l. | Via Val d'Orcia 15 | IT 53047 Sarteano

29120224 · 0,75 l · 36,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

High above San Casciano dei Bagni, at an altitude of 650 metres, where Carlo Franchetti once discovered a forgotten Pinot Noir vineyard and began his Sancaba project, Grechetto now also grows – an indigenous Tuscan grape variety that develops a surprising complexity here in the cooler microclimate. Carlo, the cousin of the late Andrea Franchetti, is pursuing his vision with Sancaba Bianco: to create elegant, broodingwhite wines that express the terroir just as precisely as his celebrated Pinot Nero. Grechetto is an underestimated grape variety, but in the perfect terroir, vinified with the right flair, it produces wines of impressive structure and freshness.

Sancaba Bianco 2024 combines floral aromas with clear minerality: white flowers, citrus fruit, a hint of herbs and stone. The power of the altitude is evident on the palate – cool, tense, with an acidity that carries the wine and gives it length. Carlo has been running the estate organically and biodynamically since 2021, experimenting carefully to get the best out of each grape variety. The white Sancaba is a real insider tip – an insider tip for lovers of Italian white wines who are looking for more than the usual. A wine with depth, elegance and Tuscan character that shows that innovation is not just limited to red wines. SUPERIORE.DE

"Sparkling, shimmers red-golden in the glass. Presents itself on the nose with notes of banana and yellow apple, green olives in the background. Fresh and crisp on the attack, opens smoothly, medium density, delicate tannins from the maceration on the finish, salty aftertaste." Falstaff

"Just the second vintage of this intriguing Tuscan white, from Grechetto grown at 650m asl. Bright citrus zest, breezy herbs and salinity introduce a rich and vertical mouthful full of salty minerals and aromatic lemon peel, with some subtle oak astringency. Kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and some green apple make for a fresh, vibrant white that stands apart from all other Tuscan whites." Decanter