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Ansonica Costa dell'Argentario DOC

A varietal white from Ansonica, the same grape as Sicily's Inzolia, grown on the granite of the Argentario headland and the terraced island of Giglio. The wines are golden, low in acid and high in texture: ripe pear, dried apricot, sage, sea salt, and a bitter almond finish, often with a touch of skin contact. It's a heroic-viticulture story more than a fine-wine one, and only a few thousand cases exist.

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La Parrina
Ansonica Costa dell'Argentario
Large historic Maremma estate near Orbetello and the most likely label to appear in the US; ripe pear and salt.
$18 to $25Wine-Searcher
Il Cerchio
Ansonica Costa dell'Argentario
Organic Capalbio estate, sparse US listings in Illinois.
$20 to $28Wine-Searcher
Le Greppe del Giglio
Ansonaco Ansonica Costa dell'Argentario
From steep terraces on Giglio island, skin-contact and oxidative with dried apricot and almond; a rare find.
$35 to $50Wine-Searcher