2020 Bolgheri Superiore, Castello di Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- James Suckling
- 93/100
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Product: 20208171827
75 cl Bottle
150 cl Magnum
Description
This is a strict selection of their best vineyard rows, which are side by side with Sassicaia’s and Ornellaia’s. The 2020 vintage was a year without extremes, yielding plump grapes with incredible precision of fruit, which winemaker Alex adores. Cabernet is king this vintage; after a 28-day infusion on skins, it makes up 75% of the blend, giving grippy energy to this fine example of Bolgheri. The remaining 25% is Cabernet Franc and a little Merlot, all matured in French tonneau for 12 months.
The fruit profile is luxurious, polished and fine: dark bramble, Mediterranean herbs and succulent fleshy berry, woven with fine oak and mineral flashes.
Drink 2025 - 2040
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 15
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Medium Bodied
Property Castello di Bolgheri
Critics reviews
James Suckling 93/100
Notes of toasted spices, dark cedar, cocoa and bark with a mix of red and blue fruit in the background. Full, compact and lightly chewy with firm, vertical tannins. Spiced, ripe, intense, yet well-integrated and balanced with tension and persistence. Needs some time in the bottle. Try after 2025james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (June 2023)
About this wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.