Ottaviano Lambruschi, Vermentino Costa Marina, 2025 ReductionsMarch2025 and the carbonic method—whole clusters

and the carbonic method—whole clusters sealed in tank

Pinot Gris and Riesling all in one bottle

Grown on white marl soils and made in the ouillé style with no sulfites added

revealing more nuance and complexity over the years

Ottaviano Lambruschi, Vermentino Costa Marina, 2025 ReductionsMarch2025 and the carbonic method—whole clustersFirst things first: it's not Lambrusco. 'Lambruschi' is simply the family name behind this Ligurian estate, and Costa Marina is the benchmark against which serious Vermentino gets measured. Ottaviano worked the Carrara marble quarries before clearing local woodland by hand in the 1970s to plant vines in Colli di Luni, on the dramatic border between Liguria and Tuscany, where salty ocean breezes collide with cool air coming off the Apuan Alps. His son