Description
To describe a wine, it is necessary to decipher its origin – the landscape, the place, the environment from which it is born – in order to fully understand its nature. Villa Donoratico is a decidedly consistent and complex wine that never risks normality, demonstrating a character deeply linked to territory.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

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


Name | Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico 2022 |
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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 | Tenuta Argentiera |
Origin | Donoratico (Livorno) |
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 |