Lunae Etichetta Nera Vermentino Colli di Luni DOC 2024 (750ml) *

Vermentino grown along the Ligurian coast tends to carry a saline, sea-inflected quality, and this Colli di Luni bottling from Lunae leans into that character. The Etichetta Nera (Black Label) is the more concentrated expression in the range, a 2024 white made bone-dry from a grape at home where the hills meet the water.

There's real intensity here for a medium-bodied wine, with stone fruit and a wash of broom flowers set against a savory, almost seaweed-like note. Crisp acidity keeps everything lifted, and the fruit stays vibrant right through to a finish that turns distinctly salty. Direct and classic in style, it saves its best trick for that briny close. Drink it young.