Tenuta Argentiera
Tenuta Argentiera Ventaglio 2018
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 85% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Aging | In oak and then in the bottle before it is sold. |
Description
Unique in Bolgheri, the Ventaglio vineyard has been chosen by the new owners, represented by Stanislaus Turnauer, to symbolise the estate’s new deal. Reviving the estate’s decade of experience making monovarietal wines, the Tenuta Argentiera team has formed an exclusive, unique bond between vineyard and wine starting with the 2015 vintage, with the precise aim of coming up with a truly outstanding label that will capture the essence of the Southern slope of Bolgheri in its most complex and characteristic form. Ventaglio is the estate’s first single vineyard wine, a limited edition produced only in truly exceptional years; a wine strictly tied to the land and the people who make it, the result of the estate owners’ pursuit of excellence. Ventaglio is Tenuta Argentiera’s iconic label, reserved for a close circle of friends and clients who share the estate’s philosophy.
Awards
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2018
95/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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2018
98/100
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.
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2018
96/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1999
- Oenologist: Nicolò Carrara
- Bottles produced: 480.000
- Hectares: 85
The name Argentiera derives from ancient silver mines, whose traces are preserved by the history ’s pen since the Etruscans. The Etruscan civilisation developed the peninsula’s first metallurgy, and their far-trading ships brought the art of metalworking to the remote corners of the flourishing archaic Greek settlements.
The estate extends over 153 hectares and embraces a one-of-a-kind biodiversity, a fundamentally important biological mosaic that allows the vineyards to flourish to their optimum extent, protected from insects, harmful animals, and climate-change stress. Read more
| Name | Tenuta Argentiera Ventaglio 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 85% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Tenuta Argentiera |
| Origin | Donoratico (LI) |
| Climate | Altitude: 120 m. a.s.l. |
| Harvest | By hand in crates and selected on two sorting tables. |
| Wine making | Whole grapes fall by gravity into two little truncated cone-shaped tanks made of French oak wood, where they are fermented on the skins, alternating daily pumping over and manual punching down of the cap for 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28 to 30 °C. The wine is then poured into barriques and tonneaux of French and Austrian oak, some of which are new, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. |
| Aging | In oak and then in the bottle before it is sold. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |