Tenuta di Ghizzano Mimesi Vermentino 2020

100% Vermentino from the Mulino vineyard, fermented with wild yeasts in concrete then aged for 4 months in Terracotta amphora.
1215 bottles produced.

The Mimesi project was born in Tenuta di Ghizzano after a long period of research and experimentation and aims to give life to increasingly identity wines capable of faithfully translating nature, its perfection and its balance. Mimesi wants to show, starting from native grapes from long-lived vineyards, an authentic expression without superstructures, but with the finesse and elegance typical of great wines. Hence the choice of using the Drunk Turtle cocciopesto amphorae for the Sangiovese and the Tava terracotta amphorae for the Vermentino for aging, which guarantee the micro-oxygenation necessary to mature the wine by amplifying the aromas and bringing a real portrait of the territory.

“Full bottle 1,337 g. Produced from older Vermentino vines on this estate near Pisa. Aged in Tava terracotta jars for four months in contact with the fine lees after fermenting in Drunk Turtle concrete egg fermenters. Demeter certified biodynamic.
Pale gold. A little (not unpleasant) sourness on the nose and then real graininess on the palate – a texture distinct from the skin-contact astringency in the Il Ghizzano white. Flavour very different from the round sweetness of, say, a typical Sardinian Vermentino. Long. A ‘wine of intention’! But I’d say it needs food – not for casual terrace sipping. Fine acidity with a hint of citrus.”
16.5 Points, Jancis Robinson, March 2022

The name Mimesi was selected since “mimesis” in classical literature and art indicates a desire to imitate nature, its perfection, its balance. And in order to fully encompass an entity and imitate it, one must first achieve an equally thorough understanding of it.

2020 Vintage: Rain in June assisted overall vine development, while a lack of rain through July and mid-August proved positive for a consistent veraison. Finally, a heavy rain on 17 August pushed phenolic ripeness to just the desired levels. The 2020 wines are full-volumed, elegant, and well-balanced. Overall quality was excellent, and crop levels were off by -20%.