Michele Satta
Giovin Re 2024
| Denomination | DOC Bolgheri Bianco |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Viognier |
| Aging | Matured in cement, barriques and amphora. It ages 1 year in the bottle before being marketed. |
Description
Still white wine from Tuscany IGT, 13.5% ABV, produced by Michele Satta, 2023 vintage. 100% Viognier. A wine born from Michele Satta's passion for Tuscany and international grape varieties. The grapes, harvested at full ripeness, are pressed whole bunches. The must is decanted for three days at 5°C (41°F) and racked. After yeast inoculation at the first signs of fermentation, the wine is racked half into barriques and half into concrete. Here, it undergoes alcoholic fermentation and remains until January without malolactic fermentation. Aged in concrete, barriques, and amphora. It ages in bottle for one year before being released for sale. Ample and elegant, with endless floral nuances, followed by apricot, nectarine, tropical fruit, hints of citrus, balsamic tones of Mediterranean marine scrub, powder, camphorated sensations, and chalky mineral notes. Superb palate, with sweet notes alternating with fresh, saline notes. Endless persistence.
Awards
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2024
90/100
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2024
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Tasting notes
Perfume
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Serve at:
08 - 10 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1983
- Oenologist: Giacomo Satta
- Bottles produced: 150.000
- Hectares: 30
I learned many aspects of agriculture, I learned that the land becomes hard when the wind blows; that there will be bad weather when the swallows fly low. I learned the cycle of the plant and why in certain areas of the field, plants struggle and in others, they do not. I learned that the peasant culture is an immense patrimony of unity with nature and patient respect of reality.
I decided to ride the wave of a boundless passion to start my own business and I took some old vines and their old cellar for rent. In the '83 the first harvest, and from that day on, a story that has grown step-by-step with the history of Bolgheri (1984 is the year of foundation of the Bolgheri DOC). I planted my first vineyard in ‘91 and then purchased the land that I could and I felt right to be able to make wine, from the grapes I had planted and produce my own bottles. In those years my experience grew not only of the land but also of the international wine culture, and I began travelling abroad. This widened knowledge and comparisons.
My wife Lucia joined me in this adventure and, along with the company's history, shared with me the growth of a beautiful and large family: infact six children were born, five daughters and one son.
Now two of them, Giacomo and Benedetta, curious and passionat, are personally part of this company: on the path of tradition while looking at the new, the journey of the second generation begins! Read more
| Name | Michele Satta Giovin Re Bianco 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still |
| Denomination | Bolgheri DOC |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Viognier |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Michele Satta |
| Harvest | The first week of September. |
| Wine making | The grapes harvested when fully ripe are placed in the whole cluster press. The must decanted 3 days at 5 degrees and racked. After inoculating the yeasts at the first signs of fermentation, the wine is racked half into barriques and half into concrete. Here it undergoes alcoholic fermentation and remains until January without malolactic fermentation. The frequency and duration of bâtonnage are assessed through frequent tastings. Once assembled, it stays 2 months in steel before bottling. |
| Aging | Matured in cement, barriques and amphora. It ages 1 year in the bottle before being marketed. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |