Tenuta Argentiera - Poggio ai Ginepri Rosso - 2023
Producer
Blend
20% Cabernet Franc
40% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
10% Petit Verdot
40% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
10% Petit Verdot
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Appellation
Bolgheri
UPC
8 032937 583105
Estate
Poggio ai Ginepri was the first wine produced by Argentiera, in 2002, from the area of the same name. It has become one this wine production area’s most recognisable wines. An endless dance of extreme pleasure and delicacy that accelerates sip after sip.
Description
The first week of September presented the perfect conditions for the beginning of harvest: ideal
weather and soil conditions allowed the grapes to reach optimal ripeness. This officially started
on the 4th with Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes from the young vineyards and from
Ceccosodo, destined for the production of Poggio ai Ginepri. The grapes were in perfect health,
with excellent sugar-acid balance, rich color, and a promising aromatic profile, ensuring a highquality harvest.
Harvest
Climatic conditions in 2023 have been relatively stable compared to previous years. There have
been some instances of unpredictable weather, which we have already grown accustomed to and
learned how to manage.
The early part of the year was cold and dry, with May recording 18 rainy days out of 31—an
unusual phenomenon for the Bolgheri area.
During this phase, the meticulous work of the entire agronomic team was of utmost importance
in ensuring that all the vineyards on the estate remained undamaged and that the vegetative cycle
was not affected.
Temperatures during veraison reached the now-average 28-30°C during the day. Towards the
end of August, the abundant but non-violent rainfall on the 25th and 26th helped cool the soil
and the fruit, allowing for perfect development on the vine.
Vinification
Harvest method: manual
Fermentation and maceration: 25 days at controlled temperature
of 28-30°C, in stainless steel tanks
Malolactic fermentation: in stainless steel tanks
Maturation: 6 months, 50% in stainless steel tanks and 50% in
used 225-litre French oak barrels
Bottle ageing: 3 months
Technical Data
Altitude: 20-80 meters a.s.l.
Soils: Red aeolian sands of Donoratico
Aspect: West
Density: 6,500 vine/hectare
Yield: 90 quintals/hectare
Tasting Notes
Its crystalline ruby unveils a Mediterranean dawn, releases the pungent scent of wild scrub, and displays the nobility of earth. Its progression is marked by the life-force in the vineyard itself, the will for life innate in the vine’s unceasing efforts spent in sending roots deep into the sand for water.