For those who have visited the fortified hilltop town of San Gimignano in central Tuscany, its imposing medieval towers, once used to dry dyed fabrics hung from the rafters, are as difficult to forget as its ancient walls and gates, built to repel the Barbaric Gothic invaders of the 6th century. Public fountains dot the pale limestone streets undulating from one crested hill to another, and the famed white vernaccia di San Gimignano flows just as freely in local cafés and restaurants where it is the beverage of choice. This version shows delightful acidity and white peach, apricot, great minerality and zing. (Jenny)