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Costa d’Amalfi DOC "Vigna Grotta Piana" by Ettore Sammarco

Vigna Grotta Piana is a low production wine with only around 2000 bottles produced per year. It typically spends three months in stainless steel before a further three months in French barrique in contact with the lees.

Costa d’Amalfi DOC 'Vigna Grotta Piana' by Ettore Sammarco

Key wine information

Producer Ettore Sammarco
Style Still
Colour White
Grape Blend Ginestra (40%), Biancolella (30%), Falanghina Flegrea (30%)
Label Vigna Grotta Piana
Appellation Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Region Campania

Key wine information

Producer Ettore Sammarco
Style Still
Colour White
Grape Blend Ginestra (40%), Biancolella (30%), Falanghina Flegrea (30%)
Label Vigna Grotta Piana
Appellation Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Region Campania


Tasting Notes

Explosive notes of exotic fruit. Some ripe peach and blossom, faint bloom. Beautiful fragrant. Light, pretty, deftly balanced. A touch of brioche cushions the flow of juicy fruit. Instantly recognisable as a fine wine. Very impressive.

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Reviewed by Paul Caputo on 13/04/2023