WTN: Stupendous Tuscan White

I recently purchased a couple bottles from a producer I hadn't heard of before, Rossella Bencini Tesi of Fattoria di Bacchereto. I opened both tonight (they have a reputation for keeping as well as Musar once opened), but the red was corked. I was going to get a replacement of that before posting on the producer, but the white was so good I couldn't keep the news to myself until then!



Fattoria di Bacchereto Sassocarlo Terre a Mano 2007 - Bianco Toscano IGT; possibly a blend of Trebbiano (80%) and Malvazia (20%) but I don't have good sources for this; 14% abv; c.15€

This is an "orange" with skin contact. On first sniff it seems to be in the Musar style with lots of apricot marmalade aromas: very fresh, though sweet. But it quickly develops almost malty, beer-like as well as cidery aromas. And then it morphs into a Cantillon style of sour fruitiness. It seems to have everything alcoholic that I love in its evanescent and ever-mutating aroma.

Rich and full bodied, dry palate, tannic and quite low in acidity and very like a red. The palate is much like white Musar but doesn't morph fleetingly into all the other alcohols I like. But I can live with that. Lovely wine.