Campo alle Comete
Coastal Tuscan Vermentino from Campo alle Comete, a Feudi di San Gregorio estate. Steel-fermented and unoaked: grapefruit, lemon and white flowers over a saline, sea-breeze minerality. Dry and fresh, built for raw shellfish and seafood pasta.
A drinker-consensus read on Campo alle Comete's unoaked Vermentino, cross-checked against the estate's steel-only vinification near Castagneto Carducci.
Grapefruit and lemon lead, the citrus signature both Vivino drinkers and Campo alle Comete's own notes put first. Behind it sit white flowers and a faint green, grassy edge, with a wet-stone mineral note that hints at the saline finish to come. There is no oak: the wine is fermented and held only in stainless steel, so the aromatics stay bright and primary.
Grapefruit
Lemon
Orange blossom
Green Apple
Melon
Grassy
Wet stonesDry and fresh, with the citrus carried by firm acidity rather than weight; this is a light-to-medium-bodied white, not a rich one. Green apple and melon fill the middle, then a distinct salinity takes over, the sea-breeze sapidity the estate credits to its vineyards near Castagneto Carducci on the Tyrrhenian coast. The steel-only handling keeps the fruit clean and the texture taut.
The close is saline and citrus-driven, more about minerality and grapefruit zest than fruit sweetness. It is medium in length, leaving a clean, savoury, mouth-watering impression.
An honest, well-priced coastal Vermentino: Vivino's 767 drinkers settle it around 3.8, praising its citrus freshness and salty minerality as a reliable seafood white rather than a showpiece. It sits at the entry of Campo alle Comete's range, the first Tuscan estate of Feudi di San Gregorio, and is built to be drunk young.
Two vintages of Campo alle Comete's coastal Vermentino are in UK stock, roughly £16 to £22 a bottle across the merchants below.
Where Campo alle Comete's £16-to-£22 Vermentino lands on food, value, cellar potential, everyday drinking and special occasions.
High citrus acidity and salinity make it a natural, versatile partner for shellfish, seafood pasta and raw fish; less suited to red meat or chilli heat.
An easy, citrus-fresh, unoaked white with no tannin or oak to decode; a friendly introduction to coastal Italian Vermentino.
A versatile, low-fuss seafood white for regular drinking; the £20-plus shelf price at some merchants keeps it just short of a midweek staple.
At roughly £16 to £22 it is fair value for a single-estate coastal Vermentino; well made and dependable, though not a standout bargain against £12 Sardinian bottlings.
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A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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How the two current releases of this Tuscan-coast Vermentino compare, with drink-window guidance for an unoaked white meant to be drunk young.
The 2025 is the current young release, bright with citrus and sea-breeze salinity. Drink it over the next two to three years while its freshness holds.
The 2024 is drinking well now, showing fresh grapefruit and a saline lift. As an unoaked steel-made white it is best over the next couple of years rather than cellared.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Campo alle Comete is the Campania house's first Tuscan estate, planted near Castagneto Carducci where Tyrrhenian breezes drive the wine's salinity.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Toscana falls within Tuscany , covering Tuscany.
Campo alle Comete grows and hand-picks its own Vermentino on Tuscan-coast vineyards rather than buying bulk fruit, which lifts cost above a negoce IGT white but keeps the wine single-estate.
As the first Tuscan estate of the established Campania house Feudi di San Gregorio, Albablu carries a recognised producer name that supports its £16 to £22 UK shelf price.
Fermentation and ageing happen entirely in stainless steel with no barrel programme, so there is no costly oak or long cellar ageing to pay for, holding the price in entry-premium territory.
The wine is labelled under the broad Toscana IGT rather than a tightly regulated DOC, which avoids appellation premiums and keeps it well below Bolgheri-classified neighbours.
UK excise duty on still wine at 13% ABV is £2.67 a bottle, and with 20% VAT on top, tax is a large slice of the roughly £16 entry price before the wine itself is counted.
Shipping from Tuscany plus UK importer and retailer margins add to the landed cost, typical for a single-estate Italian white sold across several British merchants.
Dishes that complement this wine
Albablu's grapefruit acidity and saline minerality steer it toward raw shellfish, seafood pasta and grilled fish rather than rich, heavily spiced plates.
Vermentino's high citrus acidity and light body slip under delicate shellfish sauces without smothering them, while its salinity echoes the sea in the dish. It refreshes the palate between forkfuls where a richer white would clog.
Try with: Fregula ai frutti di mare · Squid ink risotto · Impepata di cozze · More pairings →
The wine's saline, sea-breeze minerality and grapefruit zest stand in for the lemon and soy alongside raw fish, matching salt with salt rather than fighting it. Bright acidity keeps each piece clean.
Try with: Sashimi · Nigiri Sushi · Prawn Tempura · More pairings →
Grapefruit and white-flower aromatics bridge to grilled and baked white fish dressed with herbs, lemon and olive oil, the flavours running parallel rather than clashing. The unoaked profile lets the fish lead.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Baccala Mantecato · Polpo alla pignata · More pairings →
Crisp acidity and a saline snap cut through the oil of battered and fried seafood, resetting the palate the way a squeeze of lemon would. The wine's freshness stops fried food feeling heavy.
Try with: Salt and pepper squid · Salt and pepper prawns · Fish and Chips · More pairings →
Light-to-medium body and a mineral core let this Vermentino sit beside delicate oysters and crab without overpowering them, mirroring their brine instead of masking it. A weightier white would bury the shellfish.
Try with: Oysters · Crab · Mussels · More pairings →
Capsaicin heat and cloying sweet-and-sour glazes flatten the wine's delicate citrus and push its acidity into something sharp. Reach instead for an off-dry aromatic white such as an Alto Adige Gewurztraminer.
Skip with: Kerala prawn curry · Sweet and sour prawns · Tandoori prawns · Pairing guide →
Steel-made and unoaked, this Vermentino is built for freshness; open it within two to three years of the vintage rather than laying it down.
Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Steel-made, unoaked and built for freshness, with no ageing structure; drink within two to three years rather than cellaring.
£15.95 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a dry, unoaked white made from 100% Vermentino grown on the Tuscan coast near Castagneto Carducci, in the Bolgheri zone, and labelled Toscana IGT. Campo alle Comete is the first Tuscan estate of the Campania house Feudi di San Gregorio.
Expect grapefruit and lemon, white flowers and a clear saline, mineral edge. It is fermented and aged only in stainless steel, so the fruit stays fresh and there is no oak; Vivino drinkers consistently note citrus, green apple and a salty, stony character.
Its citrus acidity and salinity suit raw and cooked shellfish, seafood pasta and risotto, grilled white fish, and sushi or sashimi. Serve it at 8 to 10°C as an aperitivo or alongside lighter fish courses.
No. The wine is vinified entirely in stainless steel and rests a few months in bottle before release, which keeps its citrus-and-mineral profile clean and unoaked.
Drink it young, ideally within two to three years of the vintage, while its grapefruit freshness and saline lift are at their best. It is not a wine built for long cellaring.
UK listings for the current vintages run from roughly £16 to £22 a bottle, solid value for a single-estate coastal Tuscan Vermentino. Both the 2024 and 2025 vintages are stocked.
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