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Tenuta Argentiera, Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore 2023
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
A blend of 48% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc sourced from 40 hectares of vines, the Argentiera 2023 Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera is a richly textured expression with both tightness and generosity in its phenolic depth. Notes of smoke and spice counterbalance the wine’s natural abundance, remaining well integrated within the overall profile. Shaped by careful selection in a challenging growing season, the 2023 demonstrates how attentive viticulture delivered results that exceeded expectations in Bolgheri. With 85,000 bottles produced, this remains an elegant and classic interpretation.
About the Producer
The cellars are ideally located in the Bolgheri landscape, with a plateau of natural elegance, above the estate at 200 meters above sea level. The design of the building follows the typical architecture of the region, and the architectural style complements the surrounding beauty while having all the characteristics of an avant-garde winery. The building's exterior walls are thick and sloped to promote natural temperature regulation. On the ground floor, a large open space is used for welcoming guests and wine tasting, and has a large air-conditioned room for receiving hand-picked grapes, which are carefully selected and destemmed. The wine is processed in the subterranean level, where natural thermal conditions can be optimized: during harvest, the grapes fall from the upper level due to gravity and begin the fermentation process, through pressing and in remontage and fortified recirculation (remontage) in modern steel tanks at constant temperature ( délestage), regulated by a complex computer system that controls the flow of heat and cold. At the heart of the structure is the age-old wine cellar: grand arches accentuate the lines of the ceiling, and 1200 French oak barrels line up silently, awaiting the final stages of fine winemaking, at an optimum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius. From the large terrace on the second floor you can admire the magnificence of the Bolgheri district - vineyards, dunes and sea - from Castiglioncello to the bay of Baratti and on a clear day you can even see Earl on the horizon Elba and Corsica.
