Lungarotti Torgiano Bianco Torre di Giano 62 2024 Color:White with well-defined tannins

with well-defined tannins

a medium sized dollop of Gewurztraminer

a hint to the town’s former prominence in the region as the last major stop on the route from Burgundy to Paris and a well-known source for Pinot Noir

Refreshing

Clay soil and herb flavors linger on the finish

Lungarotti Torgiano Bianco Torre di Giano 62 2024 Color:White with well-defined tanninsLungarotti is most famous for essentially founding the Torgiano Denomination with their unique take on high altitude Umbrian Sangiovese, but sometimes in central Italy its just too hot to drink red wine, so in 1962, Giorgio Torgiano began making this white wine, a blend of three quarters Trebbiano with one quarter Grecanico, as a thirst quencher. Succeeding generations were more or less attentive to the white wine, while the red stuff slowly became