Michele Satta
Michele Satta Syrah 2021
Other years:
2022| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Syrah |
| Aging | 18 months in barriques of second, third and fourth passage. At least one year in the bottle. |
| Other years | 2022 |
Description
In 1991, Michele Satta planted the first vineyard of Syrah. The choice of Syrah stemmed from the will to represent to the maximum the aromatic complexity of the Mediterranean terroir, as well as to realize a personal identification with some great wines from the Rhone area. Knowing that the average age of the vineyards would need to be of at least over 15 years, the winemaker patiently awaited their growth to bring out the maximum characteristic of this inexhaustible grape.
Awards
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2021
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.
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2021
93/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1983
- Oenologist: Giacomo Satta
- Bottles produced: 150.000
- Hectares: 30
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
| Name | Michele Satta Syrah 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Syrah |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Michele Satta |
| Harvest | Mid September. Grapes are harvested at full maturation. |
| Wine making | The harvested and selected grapes are fermented in 30-hl oak barrels. The yeasts are exclusively indigenous. Only manual punching-down is carried out to stir the cap and only if necessary open pumping-over. Great attention is paid to the time of harvest and the duration of maceration in order to extract soft tannins in a balanced manner and bring out the aromatic richness of this grape. After malolactic fermentation, which normally occurs in November, the wine is put into barriques. |
| Aging | 18 months in barriques of second, third and fourth passage. At least one year in the bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
