Bolgheri Superiore Piastraia 2022

Description

In '91 I planted the first vineyard with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Syrah, with the aim of indulging both the well-established great expression of Bordeaux vines in Bolgheri, the all-Tuscan elegance of Sangiovese, and the all-Mediterranean complexity of Syrah. Since 2012, I have decided to label this wine as Superiore because after almost 20 vintages of this label, I am fully aware that the first intuition of blending well represents the Bolgheri appellation.

Details

Perfume

Enveloping notes of red fruit, raspberries and currants, earthy notes, aromatic herbs and iodised mineral reflexes.

Color

Brilliant ruby.

Taste

Dynamic palate, sleek in freshness, with velvety tannins and a long, savoury finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Michele Satta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1983
• Oenologist: Giacomo Satta
• Bottles produced: 150.000
• Hectares: 30

My arrival in Castagneto Carducci is "coincidental." I came from Varese, and I was on vacation with my dad, an engineer, Sardinian surname and chromosomes, and my mother, a teacher, when I received a job offer from the owner of a local farm. I had just enrolled at the University of Agriculture of Milan (I graduated four years later in Pisa) and immediately with my first internship in October 74, I started with the harvest! My job was cleaning, serving the most humble tasks, watching and more watching, studying and working.

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

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Michele Satta Bolgheri Superiore Piastraia 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Bolgheri DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese, 25% Syrah
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Michele Satta
Harvest	Early September (Merlot) to early October (Cabernet Sauvignon).
Wine making	Each variety fermented separately in 30 hl truncated oak barrels. The yeasts are exclusively natural yeasts. Initially I carry out two daily hand-pullings, thereafter only one. If necessary an open pump-over. With frequent tastings I carefully choose the time for racking (usually after about 20 days), after which the wine goes directly into the barriques.
Aging	Aged in French oak barriques with one-fifth new wood for between 18 and 24 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites