Gorgona Costa Toscana IGT Bianco 2022 Winery Frescobaldi

Gorgona 2022 has a straw yellow color, embellished with golden reflections and a crystalline brilliance that suggests its liveliness. On the nose, it offers an explosion of Mediterranean flora, with white and yellow flowers reminiscent of daisy, chamomile, hawthorn, mimosa and broom. Immediately afterwards, clear hints of exotic fruit emerge, such as passion fruit, mango and pineapple, a triumph of aromas that intertwine without stopping. Citrus hints of cedar and mandarin further enrich the olfactory bouquet. The finish is dominated by iodized notes which give it a distinctive mineral character. In the mouth, the wine is sapid, but at the same time fresh and persistent. The taste-olfactory correspondence is total, with a harmony that celebrates the integrity of its terroir. The remarkable persistence is mirrored in a finish that leaves a lasting impression. Every year, Gorgona surprises us and surpasses itself in the complexity and intensity of the organoleptic sensations it offers. Only such a unique place could have produced such an extraordinary wine.

Gorgona 2022: Tuscan Coast IGT

Gorgona, the wildest and most luminescent pearl of Aphrodite in the Tuscan archipelago, is an earthly paradise of indescribable seduction, with its powerful nature and its eternal youth, surrounded by waters and salt that reflect the messages of heaven. The Gorgona project was born in 2012 thanks to the collaboration between Frescobaldi and Gorgona, the only penitentiary-island in Europe. Here the inmates spend the last period of their sentence, working in contact with nature to develop professional skills that facilitate their reintegration into working and social reality.

The vineyard, located in the heart of an amphitheater overlooking the sea, covers an area of ​​two hectares and hosts varieties of Vermentino and Ansonica. This project allows prisoners to have a concrete and active experience in the field of viticulture, with the collaboration and supervision of Frescobaldi agronomists and oenologists. Gorgona is the fruit of the uniqueness of the place, of man's work and a symbol of hope and freedom.

Climate trend

The autumn season in Gorgona was characterized by heavy rainfall, concentrated above all in the month of November. The winter months of December and January saw little rain, with temperatures above the seasonal average. Spring was marked by a delay in budding of the vine of about 10 days compared to previous years, caused by a drastic drop in temperatures in the last week of March. Despite a spring with regular but never excessive rains, the vines continued to grow steadily until the summer. The particularly dry and hot months of July and August meant that the Vermentino harvest began at the end of August, slightly earlier than the average for other years. The Ansonica harvest instead began in mid-September, a month characterized by sunny days and optimal temperatures for the grapes to ripen.

Tasting Notes

Gorgona 2022 has a straw yellow color with golden reflections and a crystalline brilliance. On the nose, it explodes in a variety of Mediterranean flowers, including daisy, chamomile, hawthorn, mimosa and broom, followed by clear hints of exotic fruit, including passion fruit, mango and pineapple. The fruity notes follow each other continuously, with citrus flavors of cedar and mandarin emerging rapidly. The olfactory finish is dominated by iodized notes. In the mouth, Gorgona 2022 is sapid, fresh and long, with a remarkable persistence and a total taste-olfactory correspondence. Every year, Gorgona amazes and surpasses itself with its complexity and the intensity of the organoleptic sensations it offers. Such a unique place could only generate an extraordinary wine.