Argentiera
Ventaglio Toscana IGT
The Argentiera estate covers 80 hectares of breathtakingly beautiful Tuscan coast, approximately 100 km southwest of Florence. Argentiera is incredibly close to the sea and at a high altitude, making the land 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. The soil composition varies throughout the vineyards, from sandy to calcareous and stony, offering complexity to the Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Syrah. The wineries and cellars are made of recycled or traditional materials such as terracotta and baked roofing tiles. The vineyards are surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and the countryside is flush with maritime pines and olive tree groves.
Tasting Notes
A beautiful, complex red with blackcurrants, sage, rosemary, and sweet tobacco. Red tile, too. Full-bodied, very linear, and fine-grained with great intensity and power. Such purity and length.
Cultivation
Grapes from the most privileged sections of the Ventaglio vineyard, 120m above sea level, are harvested by hand in crates and selected on two sorting tables.
Vinification
Whole grapes fall by gravity into two little truncated cone-shaped tanks made of French oak wood, where they are fermented on the skins, alternating daily pumping over and manual punching down of the cap for 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28-30°C.
Aging
The wine is then poured into barriques and tonneaux of French and Austrian oak, some of which are new, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. The wine is then aged in oak and then in the bottle before it is sold.
Press
2019:
97-99 points - Robert Parker
97 points - Decanter
2018:
96 points - Robert Parker
2016:
97 points - James Suckling
97 points - Robert Parker
95 points - Wine Spectator
2015:
97 points - James Suckling
96 points - Wine Spectator
95 points - Robert Parker
APPELLATION
IGT Toscana
VARIETAL
100% Cabernet Franc
ABV
14.5%
ALTITUDE
120 meters
PHILOSOPHY
Sustainable
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
3,000