Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico 2022

Description

Villa Donoratico is a red wine produced by the Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri, located in the Alta Maremma, in Tuscany. The company boasts 500 hectares in total, 75 of which are planted with specialized vineyards with the DOC Bolgheri designation. The Argentiera vineyards, which are the closest to the sea in the entire DOC Bolgheri area, are immersed in greenery, and the entire countryside in which they are located is surrounded by vegetation that includes centuries-old maritime pines and olive trees. The company's land is home to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Syrah grape varieties. The blend that makes up Villa Donoratico is made from 30% Cabernet Franc, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and 10% Petit Verdot. Cultivation ensures good exposure to the sun and constant ventilation, allowing the grapes to ripen optimally. Depending on the weather conditions throughout the year, especially during the summer, the harvest begins more or less punctually. The best grapes are hand-picked and selected on a double sorting table. During the winemaking process, all grape varieties are processed separately. Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico undergoes fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks for approximately 20-25 days at a controlled temperature of 28°C, while aging takes place in 225-liter French oak barriques for approximately 12-14 months, where malolactic fermentation is completed. Once bottled, it is left to age for a further 10 months in the bottle.

Details

Perfume

Hints of red berry fruits such as currant, raspberry and cherry. Hints of sweetness reminiscent of exotic scents emerge, followed by spicy and balsamic notes of liquorice and eucalyptus.

Color

Bright, ruby red.

Taste

Elegant, with silky and enveloping tannins that are well present. Olfactory notes match with a very pleasant fruity finish. The aftertaste is long and persistent with intense aromas and a fresh, mineral finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Argentiera

From this winery

• Start up year: 1999
• Oenologist: Nicolò Carrara
• Bottles produced: 480.000
• Hectares: 85

The estate enjoys a privileged site, with its vineyards lying close to the shore yet at some of the highest elevations in the denomination, where sunlight, marine breezes, and views out over the Tyrrhenian Sea meld together into a limitless landscape of magnificent elements. An enchanted creation of nature, where the distinctive characteristics of each vineyard find their most harmonious and effective expression.

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

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Argentiera Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Bolgheri DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Argentiera
Fermentation temperature	28 °C
Fermentation	20/25 days.
Wine making	Separate vinification of grape varieties. Fermentation and maceration in steel tanks for about 20-25 days at a controlled temperature not exceeding 28°C.
Aging	The wine is then transferred into 225-l French oak barriques (Allier and Troncais) where malolactic fermentation is completed. Ageing lasts 14 months in barriques and at least a further 9 months in bottles.
Allergens	Contains sulphites