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.
40% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
20% Cabernet Franc
10% Petit Verdot
Vineyards & Terroir
From Poggio ai Ginepri vine-rows one can almost catch the scent and murmuring of the sea, less than a kilometre away. The vineyard soils are composed of the of the aeolian red sands typical of the Donoratico area, which yield very approachable, delicious wines.
20-80 meters a.s.l.
Red aeolian sands of Donoratico
West
6,500 vines/hectare
90 quintals/hectare
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Winemaking process
Harvest method: manual Fermentation and maceration: 25 days at a controlled temperature of 28°C, in stainless steel tanks Malolactic fermentation: 50% in stainless steel tanks, 50% in used 225-litre French oak barrels Maturation: 6 months, 50% of the wine in stainless steel tanks, 50% in used 225-litre French oak barrels Bottle ageing: 3 months
2021 Growing Season
The 2021 growing season will be remembered for several features: weather, certainly, which was hot and dry; its crop, outstanding both in quantity and quality; and harvest and winegrowing practices, which were efficiently managed in both vineyard and winecellar.
The harvest was brief, lasting from 2 September through 1 October, and the comprehensive results were outstanding, confirming the sustained high quality of Argentiera’s vineyards. All the grape varieties performed well in a challenging growing year marked by a lack of rain, which nevertheless produced sound, healthy, optimally ripe clusters.
2021 Harvest Notes
Picking the grapes for Poggio ai Ginepri took place during the second week of harvest.
A combination of still-summery weather, with winds coming in from both east and west, and perfect, intense sunlight created ideal conditions for ripening Cabernet Sauvignon. Polyphenol availability in the skins was exemplary, and fermentations and extractions were problem-free, resulting in red wines significant in both aromatics and structure. Overall quality thus promises to be high, as for the vintage as a whole. A combination of still-summery weather, with winds coming in from both east and west, and perfect, intense sunlight created ideal conditions for ripening Cabernet Sauvignon. Polyphenol availability in the skins was exemplary, and fermentations and extractions were problem-free, resulting in red wines significant in both aromatics and structure. Overall quality thus promises to be high, as for the vintage as a whole.
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.
Argentiera
Bolgheri DOC Superiore
Ventaglio
Toscana IGT
Villa Donoratico
Bolgheri DOC Rosso
Eco di Mare
Toscana IGT Vermentino
I Pianali
Toscana IGT Rosato
Argentiera Srl - P.IVA 04964100483 - Via Aurelia 412/A, Località I Pianali - 57022 Castagneto Carducci, Livorno, Italia
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