Wine Spectator Award for Castello di Bolgheri
Aging:
Aging for 20 months in wood, of which the first 12 in 500-litre barrels and the following 8 months, once blended, the wine complete its aging in 35 hectoliter oak barrels.
The blend of this wine is:
75% Cabernet Sauvignon
18% Cabernet Franc
7% Merlot
Tastingnote:
This red leads off with ample iron and savory aromas and flavors, courtesy of eucalyptus, wild rosemary and mineral notes, all framing the core of pure black currant and blackberry fruit. Taut and firmly built, with fine length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2040. 2.500 cases made.
The heart of the wines’character:
The soil is calcareous with PH8, a mix of clay-sand-limestone. In the best Cru we find a good presence of pebbles with alkaline pH: this combined with limestone is at the heart of the wines’ character. This type of soil yields wines with fine and soft tannins, a low and well integrated acidity and great depth of flavour.
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The origins of the estate have ancient roots, ever since the property was in the hands of the Counts della Gherardesca. Since the mid-nineties, resuming the family’s secular tradition, Federico Zileri Dal Verme has been at the heart of the project “Azienda Agricola Castello di Bolgheri”, a path made of passion and commitment, shared with his parents and a first-rate team.