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Campo alle Comete Albablu Vermentino

Campo Alle Comete

Grape
Vermentino
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany
ABV
13%
Drink
Now to 2028

Coastal Tuscan Vermentino from Campo alle Comete, a Feudi di San Gregorio estate. Steel-fermented and unoaked: grapefruit, lemon and white flowers over a salty, sea-breeze, stony character. Dry and fresh, built for raw shellfish and seafood pasta.

Best price
£14.07

2024 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £6 for 1 to 6 bottles, £0.50 per extra bottle

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Where to buy Campo alle Comete Albablu

£14.07 best price · 4 retailers in stock · checked 25 Oct 2026

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Vinatis Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £6 for 1 to 6 bottles, £0.50 per extra bottle
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£14.07 £18.76/L
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Vino.com Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129 Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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XtraWine Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery charge shown at checkout
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £7.95, min 6 bottles
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Tasting Notes

Grapefruit and sea salt: how Albablu tastes

Grapefruit, lemon and sea salt from Campo alle Comete's unoaked Vermentino, made only in steel near Castagneto Carducci.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
12 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Vermentino
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Grapefruit and lemon lead, the citrus signature Campo alle Comete's own notes put first. Behind it sit white flowers and a faint green, grassy edge, with a wet-stone note that hints at the salty finish to come. There is no oak: the wine is fermented and held only in stainless steel, so the aromatics stay bright and primary.

GrapefruitGrapefruit
LemonLemon
Orange blossomOrange blossom
Green AppleGreen Apple
MelonMelon
GrassyGrassy
Wet stonesWet stones
Palate

The wine is dry 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 saltiness takes over. That saltiness is 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.

Finish

The close is salty and citrus-driven, more about stony flavour and grapefruit zest than fruit sweetness. It is medium in length, leaving a clean, savoury, mouth-watering impression.

Overall

This is an honest, well-priced coastal Vermentino: a well-liked, reliable seafood white rather than a showpiece, with citrus freshness and salty, stony flavour. It sits at the entry of Campo alle Comete's range, the first Tuscan estate of Feudi di San Gregorio. It is built to be drunk young.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Where to buy Albablu in the UK

Two vintages of Campo alle Comete's coastal Vermentino are in UK stock, roughly £16 to £22 a bottle across the merchants below.

Best price · 75 cl · 2024 £14.07 at Vinatis
Price spread · 75cl · 2024 £14.07 - £22.20 Across 3 UK retailers with 75cl · 2024 in stock
Retailers · 75cl · 2024 3UK 3 in stock
Vintages live 2025 · 2024 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75cl · 2024 basis) £18.76 Lowest current 75cl · 2024 offer
Last checked 25 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 1 price line

75cl · 2025: £15.30 - £22.20, 2 UK retailers

Wine fit score

How Albablu scores as an Italian white

Where Campo alle Comete's £16-to-£22 Vermentino lands on food, value, cellar potential, everyday drinking and special occasions.

Best with food 8.4/10

High citrus acidity and saltiness make it a natural, versatile partner for shellfish, seafood pasta and raw fish. It is less suited to red meat or chilli heat.

Best intro to this style 8.2/10

An easy, citrus-fresh, unoaked white with no tannin or oak to decode; a friendly introduction to coastal Italian Vermentino.

Best everyday bottle 7.2/10

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.

Best value 7.0/10

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.

Best for an occasion 3.8/10

An everyday IGT white rather than a celebration bottle; pleasant as an aperitivo but it lacks the prestige of a special-occasion wine.

Best for cellar 2.2/10

Steel-made, unoaked and built for freshness, with no ageing structure; drink within two to three years rather than cellaring.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Vermentino.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

2024 and 2025: the vintages in the glass

How the two current releases of this Tuscan-coast Vermentino compare, with drink-window guidance for an unoaked white meant to be drunk young.

2025 Current release
Best price
£15.30
Retailers
2 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

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.

2024 Previous release
Best price
£14.07
Retailers
3 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027

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.

2025 Current release
Best price
£15.30
Retailers
2 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

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.

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.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why a Feudi di San Gregorio estate makes Vermentino in Bolgheri

Campo alle Comete is the Campania house's first Tuscan estate, planted near Castagneto Carducci where Tyrrhenian breezes drive the wine's saltiness.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

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.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany, covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Made at Campo Alle Comete, Castagneto Carducci. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Campo Alle CometeProducer / estate
  • VermentinoGrape varieties
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 13.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Campo alle Comete Albablu

Tracked from
£14.07
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
Single-estate coastal fruit, hand-harvested near Castagneto Carducci
  1. 01

    Single-estate coastal fruit, hand-harvested near Castagneto Carducci

    Cost up

    Campo alle Comete grows and hand-picks its own Vermentino on Tuscan-coast vineyards rather than buying bulk fruit. That lifts cost above a negoce IGT white but keeps the wine single-estate.

  2. 02

    Feudi di San Gregorio ownership and brand

    Cost up

    Albablu is from the first Tuscan estate of Feudi di San Gregorio, an established Campania house. That recognised producer name supports its £16 to £22 UK shelf price.

  3. 03

    Steel-only winemaking, no oak

    Cost down

    Fermentation and ageing happen entirely in stainless steel with no barrel programme. There is no costly oak or long cellar ageing to pay for, which holds the price in entry-premium territory.

  4. 04

    Toscana IGT, not a classified Bolgheri DOC

    Cost down

    The wine is labelled under the broad Toscana IGT rather than a tightly regulated DOC. That avoids the premium a big DOC name carries and keeps it well below Bolgheri-classified neighbours.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    UK excise duty on still wine at 13% ABV is £2.67 a bottle, with 20% VAT on top. Tax is a large slice of the roughly £16 entry price before the wine itself is counted.

  6. 06

    Imported and UK-distributed

    Cost up

    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.

01

Single-estate coastal fruit, hand-harvested near Castagneto Carducci

Cost up

Campo alle Comete grows and hand-picks its own Vermentino on Tuscan-coast vineyards rather than buying bulk fruit. That lifts cost above a negoce IGT white but keeps the wine single-estate.

Food Pairing

Citrus and salinity: dishes that fit a coastal Vermentino

Albablu's grapefruit acidity and salty, stony character steer it toward raw shellfish, seafood pasta and grilled fish rather than rich, heavily spiced plates.

Acidity matching Strong match

Coastal seafood pasta and risotto

Vermentino's high citrus acidity and light body slip under delicate shellfish sauces without smothering them, while its saltiness 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 →

Salt balance Strong match

Sushi, sashimi and raw fish

The wine's salty, sea-breeze, stony character and grapefruit zest stand in for the lemon and soy alongside raw fish. It matches salt with salt rather than fighting it. Bright acidity keeps each piece clean.

Try with: Sashimi · Nigiri Sushi · Prawn Tempura · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Grilled and Mediterranean white fish

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 →

Fat cutting Good match

Fried and salt-and-pepper seafood

Crisp acidity and a salty 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 →

Body matching Good match

Briny oysters and light shellfish

Light-to-medium body and a stony 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 →

Avoid Clash

Chilli heat and sweet-hot sauces

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 →

Drinking + cellar

Drink young: Albablu is not a cellar wine

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.

Drinking window
2025 → 2028

Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
Not needed

Pour it straight from the bottle.

Serving temperature
8-12°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Steel-made, unoaked and built for freshness, with no ageing structure; drink within two to three years rather than cellaring.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£14.07 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Vinatis, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Albablu page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 25 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.8 out of 5 from 767 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Vermentino, Toscana IGT and Campo alle Comete

Producer
Campo Alle Comete Tuscany
Grapes
Vermentino
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide

Common Questions

It is a dry, unoaked white made from 100% Vermentino. The grapes grow on the Tuscan coast near Castagneto Carducci, in the Bolgheri zone, and the wine is labelled Toscana IGT.

Expect grapefruit and lemon, white flowers and a clear salty, stony edge. It is fermented and aged only in stainless steel, so the fruit stays fresh and there is no oak. Citrus, green apple and a salty, stony character run right through it.

Its citrus acidity and saltiness 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 made entirely in stainless steel and rests a few months in bottle before release, which keeps its citrus-and-stone profile clean and unoaked.

Drink it young, ideally within two to three years of the vintage, while its grapefruit freshness and salty 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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