# Sante il Bandito (La Zerba)

> White, Vino Bianco by [La Zerba](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-zerba.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-zerba-sante-il-bandito).

- **Producer:** La Zerba
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Vino Bianco
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Production area:** Estate vineyards around the winery in Tassarolo
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Exposure:** South, south-west, 280 to 300 m a.s.l.
- **Harvest:** First half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, Simonit & Sirch pruning, organic; Vineyard n°3 with vines averaging 35 years old; first vintage 2022
- **Vinification:** Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts through a pied de cuve made from one night of skin maceration in the press, in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Cold static must clarification. Aged on the fine lees for 10 months, then 6 months in bottle. Unfiltered.
- **Serving temperature:** 12°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Organic unfiltered white from 100% Cortese, fermented spontaneously in stainless steel, part of the In Fuga line.

## Tasting notes

Fresh and vibrant, with hints of lemon peel, rosemary and chamomile. Enveloping and savoury on the palate with lively acidity.