The city of towers, San Gimignano, a UNESCO site since 1990, celebrated Vernaccia with the Anteprima for the Italian and international press on May 28 and 29, 2026, marking 750 years since the first historical record and 60 years since the first Italian DOC.

There were 147 companies that claimed the designation in the 2025 harvest, 81 of which were members of the Consortium. The latest production figures for 2025 are positive: 6,912,000 kg of grapes, equivalent to 4,838,400 liters of wine, and 4,207,057 bottles were placed on the market.

The tastings have therefore shown clear trends in the glasses, namely more soil, minerality, more verticality with less stylistic softness, greater study of Pliocene soils and the differences between areas, and therefore, selections of plots. Vernaccia has an enormous pedological variability, which is yet to be explored.
The Riserve wines are the extra card for future reputation, providing depth, aromatic complexity, and splendid evolutions over time.

The 2025s are mostly homogeneous, centered, well balanced with adequate freshness and a marked flavor, and they pair beautifully, as we have confirmed at the lunches and dinners over the past few days.
The 2024 and 2023 vintage Riservas are important wines, and in the majority of the samples, with great potential for evolution. The tasting of older vintages during the press tour in the cellars highlighted how, dispelling the myth that Italian whites are ready for consumption within a year of the harvest, Vernaccia has a valuable ally in time, capable of transforming youthful freshness into a complex and fascinating maturity.

Here is the selection of the best wines tasted, those that have achieved or exceeded 90/100 for the 2025 vintage and for the 2024 and 2023 Riserva.

2025 Vintage

Cappellasantandrea Clara Stella
Medium-intensity nose of jasmine, pear, and citrus; a full sip with a beautiful, fruity, and vegetal freshness that lingers. 91

Casa alle Vacche
Floral lime blossom on the nose, then fruity pear, white melon, and lemon, with a corresponding fresh and long finish. 92

Casa Lucii
Intriguing nose of fresh white-fleshed fruit, beautiful vegetal notes, full, taut, and savory on the palate 92

Cesani
Nose and palate of white and yellow fruit, peppery, a full-bodied, classic, vegetal sip 91

Fattoria di Fugnano Da Fugnano
Elegant nose of acacia flowers, pear, white peach, pink grapefruit, inviting sip of savory fruit and mint. 93

Fornacelle       
Aromas of daisies and yellow-fleshed fruit, sage, a savory mouthfeel with a good presence of alcohol. 90

Geografico Borgo alla Terra
Floral scent of linden, pear and white melon, aromatic herbs, and a multifaceted and savory taste 90

Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara Selvabianca  
Fresh nose with floral notes of acacia, fruity notes of apple and pear, mint, coriander, very flavorful, intriguing, full and long on the palate. 93

La Lastra
Complex nose, fruity with white melon, yellow peach, rosemary, full-bodied mouthfeel with the same savory character in the finish 90

La Roccaia
Nose plays on yellow-fleshed fruit, oriental spices, satisfying, flavorful and long sip. 92

Mormoraia
Beautiful nose of jasmine, pear, hay, mint, precise sip with flavor, enveloping and long. 93

Poderi Arcangelo Madama Dorè
It exudes fruity notes of pear, peach, citrus, sage and mint, with a particularly savory sip 90

Signano
A range of aromas of lime blossom, mango, grapefruit peel, mint, and citrus fruits; full and taut on the palate 92

Tenuta Le Calcinaie   
Wildflowers, white melon,  menthol and spices, balanced and thick on the palate, long 90

Teruzzi
Intense nose with sweet white-fleshed fruit, mint, and oregano; full-bodied, fresh, and savory on the palate. 90

Le Riserve 2024
 
Cappellasantandrea Riserva Rialto 
Balanced on the nose and in the mouth, intense and full of white currants, plums, a sip with a nice acidic grip, pleasant finish 93

Fornacelle RiFiora      
Linden and peach, rosemary, subtle and flavorful, fresh fruit and vegetable 91

La Lastra Riserva                         
Complex on the nose and in the mouth with fullness and salinity, plum jam, bergamot, lingering 91

Signano La Ginestra  
Nose of yellow-fleshed fruit and oriental spices, black pepper, cumin, ginger, intense and full in the mouth 92

Le Riserve 2023

Casa alle Vacche Riserva Crocus
Full yellow-fleshed nose, vegetal, full and taut in the mouth 92

Cesani Riserva Sanice              
Rich in yellow-fleshed fruit, vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon, deep and long in the mouth  93

Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara Riserva L’Albereta
Floral freshness, peach and mango, cedar, spicy and succulent sip, tense finish. 94

Mormoraia Riserva Antalis
Yellow-fleshed, vegetal and spicy on the nose, carob and honey, salt and mustard, rich and spicy on the palate. 94

Tenuta Le Calcinaie Riserva Vigna ai Sassi
Yellow floral, peach and vanilla, Mediterranean scrub and resins, structure and length. 92

Vagnoni I Mocali
Vanilla and delicate sweet fruit, candied fruit and resins, full-bodied, very long. 93