2020 Bolgheri Superiore, Castello di Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Not ready
Product: 20208171827
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
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Castello di Bolgheri
About this wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Bolgheri
A new DOC in the coastal Maremma region, Bolgheri first rose to prominence during the 1970s with the emergence of the so-called Super Tuscan wines like Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Having won universal acclaim and selling for unprecedented prices, the authorities relented and awarded Bolgheri its own DOC. The actions of the Super Tuscans inspired a generation in Italy, even if some of the wines here have lost a little of their lustre since.
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Castello di Bolgheri
Castello di Bolgheri have the oldest cantina in the area, established in 1796. They are only winery within the medieval village of Bolgheri itself. Although the most historic in the region, it is only since 1996, under the disciplined ambition of owner Conte Federico Zileri Dal Verme, that Castello di Bolgheri have started to produce and bottle their own wine. The results are truly outstanding.
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