BOLGHERI ROSSO
THE FIRST BOLGHERI ROSSO PRODUCED IN THE TERRITORY, RECEIVING THE DOC RECOGNITION IN 1994. THIS STRAIGHTFORWARD LABEL WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE THE NAME OF THE APPELLATION, SEEKING TO ENCAPSULATE THE TYPICAL EXPRESSIONS OF AN EVERYDAY WINE FROM THE AREA OF ORIGIN. THE BLEND CONSISTS OF ALL THE GRAPE VARIETIES PRESENT: MERLOT, CABERNET FRANC, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, PETIT VERDOT, AND THE TRADEMARK SANGIOVESE.
These come from a selection of the younger vines and a first harvest of the older ones. Fermentation takes place in steel vats, where part of the wine undergoes aging, while another portion continues for 8 months in barriques. The result is an easyto- drink wine, with a distinct flavor and pronounced character, in which Bolgheri’s Mediterranean expression is supported by the typical freshness of the Grattamacco hills.
Vintage 2023
THIS YEAR GIFTED FIRMLY-STRUCTURED, VIBRANT WINES, OPTIMAL AS BASE WINES THAT YIELD WELL-BALANCED, CLASSIC BOLGHERI ROSSOS. THIS WINE OFFERS CRISP, RIPE FRUIT NOTES, ALONG WITH CHARACTERISTIC IMPRESSIONS OF MEDITERRANEAN SPICES.
The Climate
Although spring was quite wet, the expertise of our vineyard team ensured that our grapes remained sound and healthy. Summer was very hot, but relieved by late-August rains. Harvest started on 9 September and concluded on 5 October. This vintage turned out to be a classic growing season, allowing the fruit to ripen slowly and consistently and preserving crisp acidities. It gifted us with firmly-structured wines of impressive depth.
Vinification
Bolgheri Rosso is grown in terraced vineyards at elevations between 100 and 200 metres in soils of quartzose sandstone, white clay mixed with calcareous marl flysch, and red sands. The climate is temperate Mediterranean with frequent marine breezes. Vineyard management based on practices totally respectful of the environment encourages spontaneous, but never excessive grape production, an essential requirement for ensuring authentic terroir expression. The grapes for this wine are a quality-selection from the youngest estate vineyards, combined with an initial harvest pass of the oldest vineyards. Fermentation is in stainless steel fermenters, where a part of the wine remains for maturation, while the rest goes into oak barrels for 8 months. The wine was bottled in summer 2024.
Luca Marrone, Chief Winemaker
Composition
30% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
25% Cabernet Franc
10% Sangiovese
5% Petit Verdot
Appearance
Ruby red
Alcohol
14%
