Tenuta Argentiera - Bolgheri Superiore2021
RED WINE
- Producer Argentiera
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
40% Merlot - Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- Appellation Bolgheri
- UPC 0 15643 63298 3
Reviews
James Suckling 97
A beautifully fresh young wine with raspberries, blackcurrants, violets and lavender. Minerally. More blue fruit than in the past. Very racy and fine with a medium to full body and flavors of blue fruit, such as raspberry and blueberry The tannins show lovely harmony and precision. Vertical with energy.
by JS, James Suckling , 2023
Vinous Media 94
The 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera is a classy, polished red. Crushed flowers, mocha and cinnamon meld into a core of red-toned fruit. Aromatic and light on its feet, the 2021 offers plenty of Bolgheri richness, but in a restrained, vibrant style that is hugely appealing.
by AG, Vinous Media , 2024
Wine Advocate 95+
The Argentiera 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera (a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) is quite dense and rich, showing the bold intensity of the vintage in no uncertain terms. The wine feels too extracted to my tastes and marks quite a step up in richness compared to the thinner 2022 vintage that I tasted at the same time. The bouquet offers blackberry liqueur and syrupy black cherry with spicy notes. The tannins are fleshed out for the most part, with a point of bitterness that still needs to settle. The 2022 is thinner and easier to drink, but this 2021 needs a few more years of bottle age to iron out.
by ML, Wine Advocate , 2025
Wine Spectator 92
This red is intensely flavored yet also vibrant and linear, revealing blackberry, black currant, violet, vanilla and smoky oak notes. Firms up, showing fine balance in the end, with a lingering finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
by BS, Wine Spectator , 2024
Technical Details
Description
The Argentiera DOC Bolgheri Superiore, draws its strength and uniqueness from the magnificent territory in which it’s generated. The grapes come from the estate’s best vineyards of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It is a wine with a rich and silky complexity. A long maturation in French oak barrels, the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon and the unique terroir of Tenuta Argentiera make this wine one of the greatest expressions in the Bolgheri area.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.Tasting notes
Aromas of plums and berries with some chocolate and vanilla undertones. Full-bodied and layered with soft tannins that are bright at the end. Currants and blackberries. Currant bush, too. Love the tannin texture to this. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet Franc.Technical data
Altitude: 180/200 m. aslVineyard exposure: sud-ovest
Plant density: 7500 Wine grapes/Ha
Yield per hectare: 60 quintals Wine grapes/Ha
Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot 40% Cabernet Franc 10%