PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is Tuscany’s classic white: a crisp, mineral wine from the medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano, and the region’s only white DOCG. 2025 was a special year for it: the vintage was presented at San Gimignano’s Regina Ribelle event, celebrating 750 years of Vernaccia and 60 years of the DOC, and the Italian wine magazine Winemag.it reported a high-quality vintage with reduced volumes. In its tasting of the 2025 wines, La Lastra’s Vernaccia scored 93 Points and was named the Best Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2025.
La Lastra is a small estate in San Gimignano, Azienda Agricola La Lastra di Renato Spanu, and its Vernaccia has been well reviewed for years: Falstaff scored the 2022 92, the 2021 Riserva 93, and the 2019 Riserva 91, and Vinum named a La Lastra Vernaccia among its Top 400 Tuscan wines. The estate is EU-certified organic (per the 2024 listing), and the wine is vegan.
The style is light, fresh, and aromatic. A description of the 2024 vintage: “light and fresh Tuscan classic. Honey scent and acacia blossoms with a light touch. Fine-aromatic aroma with a hint of pear and great length.” Residual sugar is just 1 g/L, acidity 5.4 g/L, and alcohol about 13%. Earlier vintages show the house style: a 2020 tasting found “a natural nose, sticks and stones, chalk, and white fruit with lemon pith,” “sleek and smooth, with a vibrant core of citrus flavors,” finishing “with some almond, mineral, and salty notes,” and called it “a good introduction to Vernaccia. Really drinkable.” A 2021 tasting found “slightly exotic” kiwi and passion fruit “laid over a slightly floral undertone,” a palate that is “bright and quite ample,” with “great depth to the very fresh citrusy fruit” and “a nice riverstone base.” It’s a refreshing white for summer evenings, seafood, vegetable risotto, salads, pizza, and pasta, best drunk young.
La Lastra 2025 Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG is produced by Azienda Agricola La Lastra di Renato Spanu in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, from 100% Vernaccia, in an EU-certified organic, vegan-friendly winemaking approach. Typical analysis for recent vintages: about 13% ABV, 1 g/L residual sugar, 5.4 g/L total acidity. 750ml.
Winemag.it — 93 Points, Best Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2025:
Top score for the 2025 vintage at the Regina Ribelle tasting, celebrating 750 years of Vernaccia and 60 years of the DOC.
Falstaff — 92 Points (2022 vintage; house-style context)
Simply Better Wines — 87 Points (2020 vintage; house-style context):
“Natural nose, stick and stones, chalk, and white fruit with lemon pith. Unfettered in the mouth, kind of sleek, and smooth, with a vibrant core of citrus flavors. Finishes with some almond, mineral, and salty notes. A good introduction to Vernaccia. Really drinkable.”
Importer description (2024 vintage; house-style context):
“Light and fresh Tuscan classic. Honey scent and acacia blossoms with a light touch. Fine-aromatic aroma with a hint of pear and great length.”
Nose
Pale straw. Acacia blossom, honey, and pear, with lemon pith, chalk, and white fruit.
Palate
Light, sleek, and fresh, with a vibrant core of citrus fruit, a river-stone minerality, and crisp acidity.
Finish
Long and clean, with almond, mineral, and a touch of salinity.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, Tuscany, Italy |
| Variety | 100% Vernaccia |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Producer | Azienda Agricola La Lastra di Renato Spanu — San Gimignano |
| Farming | EU-certified organic; vegan |
| ABV | ~13% |
| Critics | Winemag.it 93 (Best Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2025) · Falstaff 92 (2022) |
| Style / Identity | A crisp, mineral, aromatic organic Tuscan white, easy to drink young |
| Aromas & Flavors | Acacia blossom, pear, honey, lemon pith, almond, chalk, salinity |
| Drinking Window | Best young; recent vintages keep 3–5 years |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
Serve well chilled, at about 8-10°C.
Bottle Size: All bottles are 750ML/700ML unless otherwise noted.
21 and Over: Adult Signature Required
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