Description
Still organic red wine, 100% Syrah, produced by Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro in Tuscany, Italy. 0.75 L bottle, 2020 vintage. A Syrah that embodies the excellence of the Cortona terroir, with meticulous vinification and aging for 18-20 months in barrique. Manual harvest in late September. Maceration of the skins for 15-20 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrique. Il Bosco, along with Migliara, is the highest-quality selection; both are a benchmark for all Italian Syrahs. Awarded 95 points by James Suckling and 94 by Vinous.
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Producer
Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro
From this winery
- Start up year: 1967
- Oenologist: Filippo Calabresi
- Bottles produced: 100.000
- Hectares: 40
Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro winery was born in 1967 when the d'Alessandro family moved from Rome and purchased prime 100 hectares of the Manzano farm. In 1988 Massimo d'Alessandro began experiments on 5 hectares planted by Attilio Scienza to determine the quality of the area. Until then Cortona only produced blended wines. It took four years of micro-vinification and careful study of the soil and climate to develop Syrah into an international variety. Thanks to the grape's particular acclimation to the dry Cortona environment, the results were excellent and deeply affected by the local characteristics of the land.
As a result of the experiments, from 1993 to 2002, Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro gradually planted 40 hectares of Syrah at a high density (8,000 plants per hectare).
Due to international recognition and awards, in particular for the Il Bosco label (100% Syrah), several major producers, including Antinori and Ruffino, purchased land in the vicinity and began planting Syrah.
In 1999 the Cortona area achieved D.O.C. status.
The search for quality has been the driving force for everything and after 20 years of experimentation, Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro continues to invest in the quality of its wines with great care thanks to the cooperation of Luca Currado and Christine Vernay, both collaborating in getting the finest results.
Today our Syrah is an authentic local wine and Il Bosco along with Migliara are produced by selected grapes of the highest quality. Both labels now represent the quality benchmark for all Italian Syrah.
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As a result of the experiments, from 1993 to 2002, Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro gradually planted 40 hectares of Syrah at a high density (8,000 plants per hectare).
Due to international recognition and awards, in particular for the Il Bosco label (100% Syrah), several major producers, including Antinori and Ruffino, purchased land in the vicinity and began planting Syrah.
In 1999 the Cortona area achieved D.O.C. status.
The search for quality has been the driving force for everything and after 20 years of experimentation, Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro continues to invest in the quality of its wines with great care thanks to the cooperation of Luca Currado and Christine Vernay, both collaborating in getting the finest results.
Today our Syrah is an authentic local wine and Il Bosco along with Migliara are produced by selected grapes of the highest quality. Both labels now represent the quality benchmark for all Italian Syrah.
Read more
| Name | Tenimenti d'Alessandro Syrah Bosco 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Syrah |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro |
| Yield per hectare | 50 quintals |
| Harvest | Manual harvesting is carried out towards the end of September, picking the grapes in small crates. |
| Wine making | The duration of alcoholic fermentation and maceration on the skins varies from 15 to 20 days depending on the vintage. |
| Aging | The wine is then drawn off and racked immediately into barriques, where malolactic fermentation takes place. During this phase, periodic batonnage is carried out. Ageing in the cellar is prolonged for 18-20 months, and during this long period tastings are carried out continuously to select the few lots that will contribute to the final selection. |
| Total acidity | 5.5 gr/L |
| PH | 3.57 |
| Dry extract | 3000.0 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

