Tenute Folonari
Folonari B.S.T. Merlot e Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Other years:
2023| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 55% Sangiovese, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Aging | In stainless steel with frequent rackings and oxygenation followed by at least 2 months in the bottle. |
| Other years | 2023 |
Description
These wines are called Baby Supertuscan because, unlike their “Senior” SuperTuscan wines, their ageing takes place only in stainless steel. This is a technique that makes them pleasant, fresh and easy to drink, which gives them softness on the palate and fruity notes as well.
Awards
-
2022
91/100
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 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 2000
- Oenologist: Raffaele Orlandini con la consulenza di Roberto Potentini
- Bottles produced: 1.100.000
- Hectares: 250
In 1912, Italo Folonari, Ambrogio Folonari's grandfather, with his brother Francesco, bought the Ruffino winery, known at the time for its characteristically flask-packed Chianti.
After the Second World War, some profound changes took place in Italy in terms of economic development and rising living standards. This trend also influenced the wine sector, where the Folonari family, and Ambrogio in particular, were among the first to promote this trend by producing new, high-quality wines that helped create the 'new frontier' of Italian wine. At the end of the 1960s, the family sold the company 'Fratelli Folonari', which was positioned in the table wine segment, and began to concentrate on bottled wines at origin, thanks also to the acquisition of the famous Tenuta di Nozzole near Greve in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico region. At the same time, they bought other estates in Tuscany with the aim of producing fine wines, including 'Cabreo' conceived by Ambrogio in the 1980s.
In 2000, Ambrogio left Ruffino and the rest of the family and created with his son the: "Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari Tenute", holding some of the best agricultural properties. This gave rise to a group of companies located in areas with the highest wine-growing vocation in Tuscany. Read more
| Name | Folonari B.S.T. Merlot e Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 55% Sangiovese, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Tenute Folonari |
| Origin | Greve in Chianti (Florence). |
| Harvest | Grapes are harvested when they are perfectly ripe. |
| Fermentation temperature | 28 °C |
| Wine making | Fermentation at 28°C and maceration on the skins occur in stainless steel. |
| Aging | In stainless steel with frequent rackings and oxygenation followed by at least 2 months in the bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
