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Tenuta Argentiera - Poggio ai Ginepri Vermentino 2018
- Producer Argentiera
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Blend
10% Sauvignon Blanc
90% Vermentino - Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- UPC 8 032937 583303
Tasting notes
Intense straw yellow in color. Fresh on the nose with fruit-forward notes of pear, banana and apricot. On the palate, floral tones of lavender and white flowers in addition to a certain herbaceous-ness defined by wild sage. On the palate, the wine is fresh and easy drinking; truly well balanced. A long, flavorful finish is pronounced by aromatics and definitive minerality.
Vinification
Soft pressing, low temperature fermentation. Aging on the fine lees exclusively in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, then the wine was assembled and bottled.
Vintage
The year began with a generally mild winter and heavy rain. In February came the cold, with days recorded as low as -6°C, a rare occasion for the Bolgheri area. In spring, budding in April was delayed but without cause for alarm. Plentiful rains in May and June (178 mm) compromised the defense mechanisms of the plant in an already fragile phase: here, timeliness in the vineyard and the welcome exposure to sea winds were fundamental in the health of the vineyards in order not to compromise production. Summer was dry as usual, although average temperatures were lower than in recent years, peaking in the first week of August. Veraison was a bit slow, especially for certain varieties such as Cabernet Franc. The abundant spring rains guaranteed a long, slow maturation leading up to a sunny September that allowed us to arrive at the right maturation in each microzone. Harvest began on September 5th with the first parcels of merlot, followed by vermentino on the morning of September 18th.
Estate
Tenuta Argentiera stands in a magnificent patch of land in the Maremma that blends countryside and sea, suspended between woods and Mediterranean scrub. The Argentiera estate covers 75 hectares of breathtakingly beautiful Tuscan coast, approximately 100 km southwest of Florence. In the prestigious DOC of Bolgheri, Argentiera is the estate closest to the sea and also highest in altitude, making the land and microclimate especially well-suited to growing incredible red grapes. The estate is considered among the most beautiful in Italy, with its spectacular view of the islands of the Tuscan archipelago.
Technical data
Altitude 80/100 m. asl
Vineyard exposure West
Plant density 6500 Wine grapes/Ha
Yield per hectare 90 quintals Grapes/Ha
Composition Vermentino 90% Sauvignon Blanc 10%
Vineyard exposure West
Plant density 6500 Wine grapes/Ha
Yield per hectare 90 quintals Grapes/Ha
Composition Vermentino 90% Sauvignon Blanc 10%