Frescobaldi's Massovivo is a pure Vermentino from Tenuta Ammiraglia on Tuscany's Maremma coast. Lemon and grapefruit, white peach and a stony, sea-spray minerality, kept fresh by stainless-steel ageing on the lees. A versatile sub-£20 coastal white.
Frescobaldi's own notes for the Ammiraglia fruit call out sea spray and Mediterranean herbs over citrus and white-fleshed fruit. The Vivino crowd, 3.8 from more than 3,000 ratings, keeps returning to pear, lemon and a stony, mineral edge.
Massovivo opens pale and floral, with lemon and grapefruit zest over white peach and pear. Frescobaldi's own notes for the Maremma fruit call out sea spray and Mediterranean herbs, thyme and sage, and that saline, garrigue lift sits just behind the citrus. A faint acacia-blossom and almond note rounds off the top.
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AlmondLight-bodied and dry, it runs on bright lemon-grapefruit acidity with no oak to blur it, true to the stainless-steel, fine-lees vinification. The fruit is clean white peach and pear, edged with the stony minerality Frescobaldi ties to the estate's 'massi vivi', the living rocks around Tenuta Ammiraglia. Vivino drinkers, 3.8 from over 3,000 ratings, reach most often for pear, citrus and that wet-stone character.
Short to medium and savoury, the finish runs on lemon pith and bitter almond with a saline, sea-air freshness. With no oak and only stainless-steel and fine lees behind it, nothing blurs that coastal Maremma salt.
This is Frescobaldi's everyday coastal white, a sub-£20 Toscana IGT Vermentino from Tenuta Ammiraglia built to drink young. The Vivino crowd rates it a steady 3.8 across more than 3,000 ratings, with the 2024 a notch higher at 4.0. Pour it cold in its first year or two for seafood and summer antipasti, not the cellar.
Two UK merchants currently list the wine: the 2024 in stock and the 2025 close behind, both 750ml at roughly £17 to £21. Every bottle is Toscana IGT Vermentino from the Ammiraglia estate near Magliano in Grosseto.
Strong on food versatility and everyday drinking, modest on cellar potential: a coastal Tuscan white for the table now rather than the cellar later.
Light, dry, sub-£20 and food-friendly: a textbook everyday aperitivo and seafood white.
Aromatic, high-acid coastal white that spans seafood, pesto and light antipasti; versatile but not a red-meat wine.
Clean, classic Vermentino fruit, light body and a friendly price make this an easy, low-risk introduction to Tuscan coastal whites.
At roughly £16.57 to £21 it sits just above the Toscana IGT Vermentino median; the Frescobaldi name and consistent 3.8 Vivino score earn the premium.
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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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The 2024 and 2025 sit together here, both stainless-steel Vermentino from the Maremma coast and both made to drink young. Frescobaldi flags a hot 2025 summer, tempered by September rain, giving a ripe but balanced white at 12.5%.
Frescobaldi notes a hot 2025 summer, especially June and July, tempered by September rain, giving a ripe but balanced Vermentino at 12.5%. Floral, citrus and Mediterranean-herb notes; drink young.
A balanced coastal vintage from the Maremma, harvested at the end of September and vinified in stainless steel. Made to drink young, at its best in its first two to three years for citrus and saline freshness.
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.
Tenuta Ammiraglia is Frescobaldi's coastal estate in the Maremma, a modern ship-shaped winery near Magliano in Grosseto built for the sea-facing whites of Toscana IGT. Massovivo is its everyday Vermentino, named for the 'massi vivi' rocks of the area.
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.
Single-estate coastal fruit from Frescobaldi's purpose-built Ammiraglia winery near Magliano (Grosseto) costs more than anonymous bulk Toscana IGT white.
Steel-only ageing on the lees with no barrel programme keeps cellar and cooperage cost low, helping hold the UK price near £17.
A centuries-old Tuscan house with national UK reach prices above unknown Maremma Vermentino; the premium buys availability and consistency.
The broad Toscana IGT rules carry no mandated ageing or release tasting, so production cost stays below a Vermentino under a tighter appellation.
At 12.5% ABV the HMRC still-wine duty is £2.67 a bottle, and 20% VAT on a roughly £17 bottle adds about £2.83 before any merchant margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
A light, dry, saline white wants the sea and the herb garden: oysters and mussels, Ligurian pesto, grilled white fish. Its lemon-grapefruit acidity and total absence of oak keep delicate dishes clean.
Vermentino's bright acidity and the savoury Mediterranean-herb edge Frescobaldi names, thyme and sage, run right alongside basil, pine nut and olive oil without being flattened. The wine lifts the green, grassy side of the dish.
Try with: Trofie al pesto · Insalata Caprese · Squid ink risotto · More pairings →
The wine's saline, stony minerality and lemon-grapefruit acidity echo sea brine and reset the palate between each shell. Low alcohol and no oak keep the focus on the shellfish, not the glass.
Try with: Oysters · Mussels · Crab · More pairings →
Fresh acidity and a modest 12.5% alcohol cut frying fat and batter, while the wine stays light enough not to compete. Citrus aromatics stand in for the squeeze of lemon.
Try with: Prawn Tempura · Tempura · Miso Black Cod · More pairings →
Citrus and white-peach aromatics bridge to ginger-and-spring-onion steamed fish and gently spiced seafood, and the wine's mineral, sea-spray lift mirrors the dish's clean marine character.
Try with: Steamed sea bass · Salt and pepper squid · Salt and pepper prawns · More pairings →
Light body and lively fruit match unfussy antipasti without overwhelming them, and the bitter-almond twist on the finish answers the chicory edge of a radicchio risotto.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Gnocco fritto · Radicchio risotto · More pairings →
A light, low-tannin coastal white is flattened by char-grilled red meat and stripped raw by serious chilli heat. Save those for a tannic Sangiovese or the local Morellino di Scansano; Massovivo is built for the sea-facing end of the table.
Skip with: Bistecca alla Fiorentina · Vindaloo · Chilli con carne · Pairing guide →
This is not a cellar wine. Steel-aged on its lees with no oak and no tannin to soften, Massovivo is at its best in the year or two after the vintage, while the citrus and sea-spray lift are at full volume.
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-aged, unoaked and tannin-free under a broad IGT with no mandated ageing; built for freshness, not the cellar.
£16.57 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 · MediumMassovivo is 100% Vermentino, grown at Frescobaldi's Tenuta Ammiraglia on the Maremma coast in Tuscany and bottled as Toscana IGT.
A light, dry white with lemon and grapefruit citrus, white peach and a stony, sea-spray minerality. Stainless-steel ageing on the lees keeps it fresh and savoury rather than oaky.
Seafood and lighter Italian dishes: oysters and mussels, Ligurian trofie al pesto, grilled white fish and tomato-and-mozzarella antipasti. Its saline acidity suits anything from the coast.
Drink it young. This is a steel-aged, unoaked Vermentino made for freshness, at its best within a year or two of the vintage.
UK listings run from about £16.57 to £21 for a 750ml bottle, with the 2024 vintage currently in stock.
Yes. Massovivo is a dry, light-bodied white at around 12.5% alcohol, fermented fully in stainless steel with no residual sweetness.
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