($25, Opici Wines): Monteverro, a relatively new player in Bolgheri sweepstakes, is aiming to join the Ornellaia and Sassicaia Super Tuscan club with their red wine.  So it came as a great surprise to see the quality of this white.  Their 2014 Vermentino is crisp, with an enticing floral whiff.  Often Vermentino can be a light bland wine.  Not this one from Monteverro.  It conveys far more character than you’d expect from this grape.  There’s a lively saline character and a hint of bitterness in finish that indicates it’s serious stuff, indeed.   Wow!
92 Michael Apstein Jul 28, 2015