This wine was born from the desire to develop a more immediate product while continuing to give importance to the fruit.
Castello di Bolgheri 2020 DOC Bolgheri Superiore
Reference: CDBBS20
Castello di Bolgheri is made with a selection of grapes from our 20-year old vineyards located in the surrounding areas of Bolgheri and facing the Tyrrhenian sea.
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Castello di Bolgheri 2020 DOC Bolgheri Superiore
BLEND
75% Cabernet Sauvignon
18% Cabernet Franc
7% Merlot
HARVEST
Hand-picked, grape selection in the cellar before destemming.
The harvest began at the end of August with the Merlot, followed by the Cabernet Franc and at the end of September by the Cabernet Sauvignon.
VINIFICATION
Selected parcels vinified partly in steel, and partly in oak vats and 500-liter barrels.
Long maceration on the skins up to 30 days for Cabernet Sauvignon and up to 20 for Cabernet Franc and Merlot, to preserve the elegance of the tannins. Most of it fermented with indigenous yeasts.
AGING
Aging for 20 months in wood, of which the first 12 in 500-litre barrels and the following 8, once blended, the wine completed its aging in 35-hectolitre oak barrels.
TERROIR
SOIL
Calcareous with pH 8, mix of Clay-sand-limestone. Dark brown color.
PRODUCTION AREA
Vineyards are placed on a hill at 70m over the sea level. Oriented to the sea full sun from the morning towards the evening.
DENSITY PLANTATION
6.500 plants/hectare
YELD
6500 kg/hectare
Data sheet
- Code
- CDBBS20
- Winemaker
- Castello di Bolgheri Farm
- Bottle
- lt. 0,75
- Alcoholic strength
- 15% vol.
- Awards
- Veronelli Tre Stelle Oro 95/100 - Gambero Rosso 3 bicchieri - Bibenda 5 Grappoli - Wine Spectator 94/100 - Wine Enthusiast 94/100 - Wine Critic 94/100 - James Suckling 93/100 - Falstaff 93/100