San Marzano
Timo Vermentino 2025
| Denomination | IGT Salento |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Vermentino |
| Aging | Aged in stainless steel for 5 months |
- Format and alcohol content: 0.75 l bottle, 12.5% vol; 2025 vintage
- Aromatic profile: Hints of white flowers, citrus fruits and Mediterranean scrub
- On the palate: Notes of thyme and rosemary, elegant taste, fresh and persistent minerality
- Vinification: Cold maceration, fermentation in steel at 15°C for 13-15 days
- Pairings and serving: Ideal with aperitifs, shellfish and seafood starters; serve at 10-12°C
Description
What kind of wine it is
San Marzano Timo Vermentino is a still white wine made from Vermentino grapes, an authentic expression of the Salento region. On the nose, it reveals a delicate interplay of white flowers and citrus fruits, enhanced by clear notes of Mediterranean scrub. On the palate, it offers a dry sip with a pronounced maritime character, dominated by herbal hints of thyme and rosemary. The tasting combines pleasant freshness with a persistent minerality, making it ideal to pair with shellfish, seafood starters and cheeses, as well as being suitable for a vegan diet.
Where it comes from
The vineyards are located in Salento, in the Brindisi area, at an altitude of about one hundred metres. The area enjoys a temperate microclimate of coastal origin, influenced by sirocco winds and characterised by periods of drought and rare frosts. The vines, trained using the Guyot system, sink their roots into predominantly sandy soils, shallow and with good water retention capacity. These pedoclimatic conditions favour the balance of the plant, allowing the development of a clear aromatic profile that blends Mediterranean character with vibrant liveliness.
How it is produced
After the late August harvest, the destemmed grapes undergo a brief cold maceration on the skins, an essential stage to extract the full aromatic potential of the variety before pressing. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks for about two weeks. To preserve the integrity and fragrance of the varietal bouquet, vinification concludes with a five-month maturation in steel. This meticulous process preserves the natural acidic drive, resulting in a wine of great elegance and linearity.
History and Curiosities
Founded in 1962 by nineteen winegrowers, Cantine San Marzano today represents a family of over 1,200 members in the heart of the Manduria region. Expertly combining modern technologies with the centuries-old local wine-making tradition, the winery enhances the vineyards cultivated using the Guyot method on the typical sandy soils of Salento. From this deep respect for the land, crowned by the late August harvest, Timo Vermentino 2025 is born: a white wine of excellent quality, awarded 96 points by Luca Maroni, ideal for savouring the authentic elegance of Apulia.
Awards
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2025
96/100
One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
Tasting notes
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 1962
- Oenologist: Caterina Bellanova, Davide Ragusa
- Bottles produced: 12.000.000
- Hectares: 1.500
Through the decades this coooperative has grown significantly, attracting over 1,200 vine growers, using modern and technologically advanced plants and producing elegant wines without forgetting the obligation to the very old Apulian wine tradition.
Nowadays the fusion of time honoured tradition, passion and sensibility with contemporary techniques enables us to produce wines with distinctive varietal and regional characters, marvellously reflecting individual attention, seasonal variation and local terroir.
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Tramari Rosé di Primitivo Salento IGP was awarded the Gold Medal at the Asia Wine Trophy 2020; Silver Medal at the International Rosé Championship 2020; Gold Medal at the AIN Asia Wine Challenge 2020; Silver Medal at the Mundus Vini 2020 (Spring tasting); 3 stars at Vinibuoni d'Italia 2021.
San Marzano Anniversario 62 Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva 2016 was awarded the Double Gold Medal at the New Zealand International Wine Show 2020. San Marzano Anniversario 62 Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva 2015 was awarded the Silver Medal at Mundus Vini 2020 (summer tasting); 3 stars Vinibuoni d'Italia 2021; Gold Medal at Sommelier Wine Awards 2020; Silver Medal at Chine Wine & Spirits Award 2020; Gold Medal at Sydney International Competition 2020; Silver Medal at Mundus VIni 2020 (Spring tasting).
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| Name | San Marzano Timo Vermentino 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Salento IGT |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Vermentino |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | San Marzano |
| Story | History and Curiosities Founded in 1962 by nineteen winegrowers, Cantine San Marzano today represents a family of over 1,200 members in the heart of the Manduria region. Expertly combining modern technologies with the centuries-old local wine-making tradition, the winery enhances the vineyards cultivated using the Guyot method on the typical sandy soils of Salento. From this deep respect for the land, crowned by the late August harvest, Timo Vermentino 2025 is born: a white wine of excellent quality, awarded 96 points by Luca Maroni, ideal for savouring the authentic elegance of Apulia. |
| Origin | Brindisi, Salento, Puglia, Italia |
| Climate | Temperate microclimate due to the proximity of the sea, influenced by aridity, frost and Scirocco wind |
| Soil composition | Shallow, medium-textured, predominantly sandy |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Harvest | Last week of August |
| Fermentation temperature | 15 °C |
| Fermentation | 13–15 days |
| Production technique | Destemmed grapes with brief cold maceration on the skins before pressing; fermentation in stainless steel at 15°C for 13–15 days; maturation in stainless steel for 5 months |
| Wine making | Destemmed grapes kept in contact with the skins for a few hours at low temperature before pressing; fermentation in stainless steel at 15°C for 13–15 days; maturation in stainless steel for 5 months. |
| Aging | Aged in stainless steel for 5 months |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |