Biserno
Tenuta di Biserno Bibbona 2021
Other years:
2022| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Aging | The wine is aged for 15 months in new French oak barriques. The wine is further aged for 12 months in the bottle before release. |
| Other years | 2022 |
Description
Biserno is our eponymous wine. A thought-provoking wine, Biserno reflects the excellent terroir and micro-climate of the coastal area of the Upper Maremma. Only the finest grapes are selected for the blend, resulting in a wine of depth, intensity, complexity, longevity and elegance.
Awards
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2021
97/100
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.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 Ā°C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1999
- Oenologist: Helena Lindberg
- Bottles produced: 310.000
- Hectares: 100
The soils, mainly alluvial and clay-limestone, create an ideal environment for the selected varieties: Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot.
The vineyardās varied exposures and its distance from the sea deeply influence the varietal expression: hence the decision to split production into Biserno ā the company's most prestigious and representative wine ā and Pino di Biserno, which conveys the territory in a more dynamic way. Read more
| Name | Tenuta di Biserno Bibbona 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Biserno |
| Harvest | All harvesting is done by hand into 15 kg crates. From mid September to early October. |
| Wine making | Grapes are strictly sorted on a vibrating belt at the cellar. They are then de-stemmed and soft crushed. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats for 3 to 4 weeks at 28Ā°C. Malolactic fermentation takes place 80% in barriques and 20% in stainless steel. |
| Aging | The wine is aged for 15 months in new French oak barriques. The wine is further aged for 12 months in the bottle before release. |
| Total acidity | 5.2 gr/L |
| PH | 3.65 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |