- Grape
- Vermentino
- Denomination
- Toscana IGT
- Region
- Tuscany
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Drink
- 2025: 2025 to 2028
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 saltiness, kept fresh by steel ageing on the spent yeast. A versatile sub-£20 coastal white.
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Where to buy Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Masso Vivo
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Massovivo on the nose and palate: citrus, sea spray and stone
Sea spray and Mediterranean herbs over citrus and white-fleshed fruit, the signature of the Ammiraglia vineyards in Frescobaldi's own notes. Underneath, pear, lemon and a stony edge hold the wine together.
- Tasted by
- ItalianWines editorial
- Tasted on
- 12 June 2026
- Source
- Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
- Typical of Vermentino
Massovivo opens pale and floral, with lemon and grapefruit zest over white peach and pear. Behind the citrus sits sea spray and a salty, garrigue lift of Mediterranean herbs, thyme and sage, the mark of the Maremma fruit that Frescobaldi itself picks out. A faint acacia-blossom and almond note rounds off the top.
Light-bodied and dry, it runs on bright lemon-grapefruit acidity with no oak to blur it, true to the winemaking in stainless steel on the fine spent yeast. The fruit is clean white peach and pear, edged with a stony streak that takes its name from the 'massi vivi', the living rocks around Tenuta Ammiraglia. Pear, citrus and that wet-stone character are the notes that stay with you.
Short to medium and savoury, the finish runs on lemon pith and bitter almond with a salty, sea-air freshness. With no oak and only stainless-steel and fine spent yeast 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. A well-liked everyday white, and the 2024 shows a notch better than the usual run. Pour it cold in its first year or two for seafood and summer antipasti, not the cellar.
Buying Frescobaldi Massovivo Vermentino in the UK
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.
How Massovivo scores as an Italian wine
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 a reliably well-liked wine earn the premium.
An entry-level Toscana IGT white; recognisable Frescobaldi label, but not a prestige bottle for a special occasion.
Steel-aged, unoaked and tannin-free under a broad IGT with no mandated ageing; built for freshness, not the cellar.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
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.
2024 and 2025 Massovivo side by side
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%.
- Best price
- £13.70
- Retailers
- 2 in stock
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Window
- Drink now through 2028
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.
- Best price
- not listed
- Retailers
- 0 in stock
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Window
- Drink now through 2027
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.
Perfect Pairings
Dishes that go with this wine
Vermentino acidity and sea-salt minerality: what fits Massovivo
A light, dry, salty 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.
Pesto, basil and green-herb pasta
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 →
Oysters and briny shellfish
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 →
Tempura and lightly fried seafood
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 →
Steamed fish and ginger-led seafood
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 antipasti and tomato-led plates
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 →
Char-grilled red meat and fierce chilli heat
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 →
Massovivo is built to drink young, not to cellar
This is not a cellar wine. Steel-aged on its spent yeast with no oak and no tannin to soften, Massovivo is at its best in the year or two after the vintage. That is when the citrus and sea-spray lift are at full volume.
For the main offer above.
Pour it straight from the bottle.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Steel-aged, unoaked and tannin-free under a broad IGT with no mandated ageing; built for freshness, not the cellar.
£13.70 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
Where these Massovivo notes come from
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 05:48 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighDrawn 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 3,064 ratings on Vivino.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumThe drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2025 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumMassovivo's place in Tuscan Vermentino
Common Questions
Massovivo 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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