Jason Millar, Michael Garner, and Vincenzo Arnese tasted 83 wines, with 18 Highly Recommended
Vermentino 2023: Panel tasting scores
83 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 1
Highly recommended 18
Recommended 55
Commended 9
Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their Vermentino wines from Sardinia or Tuscany, from the 2023 vintage only
Fashionable Vermentino has been making a name for itself in recent years. Native to Italy, the grape is synonymous with Sardinia, which boasts two-thirds of the country’s plantings, but this century has seen the island’s dominance challenged by the Tuscan coast’s ambitious and skilled winemakers.
This exciting panel tasting set out to discover whether it’s the Sardinians or the Tuscans who are currently making Italy’s most impressive Vermentino – and the results were fascinating.
The top-scoring Vermentino from the panel tasting are listed below
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Vermentino 2023 panel tasting results
Wines were tasted blind
{}
{"wineId":"94199","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94200","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94201","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94202","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94203","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94204","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94205","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94206","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94207","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94208","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94209","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94210","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94211","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94212","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94213","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94214","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94215","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94216","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94217","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
The judges
Jason Millar is a freelance wine writer, consultant, judge and communicator, with a focus on Italy and South Africa. He has a background in buying, importing and sales, and in 2016 was the top WSET Diploma graduate worldwide
Vincenzo Arnese is director of wine at Raffles London at the OWO. Born in Naples, he worked at top hotels in Italy, Switzerland and Australia, and later Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester. A DWWA judge, in 2022 he won the coveted title of Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year
Michael Garner is co-owner of Italian specialist Tria Wines and DWWA Regional Chair for Northern Italy. He is the author of Amarone and the Fine Wines of Verona (£35 Académie du Vin Library, 2017)
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