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San Marzano Talò Verdeca is a fresh, mineral Puglian white with a little more softness and texture than a straightforward crisp Italian white. Delicate white flowers and subtle vanilla lead into a lively, refreshing palate, while gentle French-oak influence rounds the wine without overwhelming its naturally bright character.
Made entirely from Verdeca, an indigenous Puglian grape, the wine is fermented in French oak and aged for three months with regular bâtonnage. The result combines freshness with a touch of richness, making it particularly appealing when you want a dry white with more character and texture, but without the weight of a heavily oaked style.
Merchant's Tip
Talò is a particularly good Verdeca to choose if you enjoy fresh Italian whites but sometimes find the lightest, crispest examples a little too lean. It retains the grape's lively freshness while adding just enough texture and softness from its time in French oak to make it feel more substantial.
Appearance: Straw yellow with attractive golden reflections.
Nose: Intense white-flower aromas accompanied by a subtle touch of vanilla.
Palate: Fresh and mineral, with lively acidity balanced by gentle texture and restrained vanilla from its time in French oak.
Finish: Fresh, mineral and pleasantly persistent.
Choose Talò Verdeca if you enjoy dry, refreshing Italian whites but would like a little more texture and complexity without moving into a heavily oaked style.
It's particularly interesting if you want to discover Verdeca beyond a straightforward fresh, unoaked expression. The wine retains plenty of acidity and mineral character, while fermentation and ageing in French oak give it additional softness and depth.
If you're looking specifically for the lightest, crispest expression of Verdeca, another bottle may suit you better. Talò deliberately sits on the more textured and rounded side of the grape's character.
Talò Verdeca is made entirely from Verdeca grown in the hills of northern Taranto in Puglia, around 100 metres above sea level. Significant differences between daytime and night-time temperatures help the grapes retain freshness as they ripen.
The grapes are harvested in mid-September and receive six to eight hours of cold pre-maceration before fermentation takes place in French-oak barrels.
The wine then remains in French oak for three months with periodic bâtonnage. This gives Talò additional texture and subtle vanilla while softening Verdeca's naturally lively acidity without losing the freshness and mineral character at the heart of the wine.
Talò Verdeca is particularly well suited to seafood and shellfish, as well as fish served with lighter sauces. Its combination of freshness and gentle richness also makes it a good partner for seafood pasta and Mediterranean starters.
Serve chilled at around 10–12°C.
For more ideas, read our guide to pairing food with Puglia wines.
What makes Talò interesting isn't simply that Verdeca is an unfamiliar grape. It's the way San Marzano uses oak to give the wine greater texture without disguising the freshness that makes Verdeca appealing in the first place.
If you'd like to explore beyond familiar crisp Italian whites but don't want the weight or obvious oak of a richer Chardonnay, this occupies a very useful middle ground.
If you like the idea of Verdeca but aren't sure Talò is the right expression, browse our Verdeca wines to compare it with your other option.
If you'd like to stay with the producer, browse our San Marzano wines.
If Verdeca itself isn't quite what you're looking for, browse our Puglia white wines to continue choosing across other white grapes and styles from the region.
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