This is the project that enabled the birth of everything else. The challenge of a wine that would represent to the world the finest that Bolgheri could produce. Right from its initial vintage in 2003, a contemporary symbol of Italian winemaking.
48% Merlot
42%
Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Cabernet Franc
Vineyards & Terroir
This superb vineyard reaches 200 metres’ elevation, then swoops downwards from the hilltop towards the coast. This is the most extensive vineyard area, some 40 hectares in all, with the estate’s first plantings, in 2000. The rocky, claylimestone soils produce very impressive wine quality.
160-200 meters a.s.l.
Marl and shale with intercalation of sandstone and siliceous rocks
North / Northwest / West / Southwest / South
7,500 vines/hectare
60 quintals/hectare
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Winemaking process
Harvest method: manual Fermentation and maceration: 25 days at controlled temperature of 28-30°C, in stainless steel tanks Malolactic fermentation: in 225l French oak barrels Maturation: 14-16 months in 225-litre French oak barrels Bottle ageing: 12 months
2023 Growing Season
The 2023 vintage stood out for a relatively consistent climatic profile, although with the usual challenges that have now become an integral part of every harvest.
Winter was cold and dry, while May brought an unusually high amount of rainfall, with 18 days of rain out of 31, an uncommon occurrence for Bolgheri.
During this delicate phase, the prompt intervention and meticulous care of our vineyard team ensured both balance and vine health, preserving proper vegetative growth.
Throughout the summer, temperatures settled around the typical 28 to 30°C. The rainfall on August 25ᵗʰ and 26ᵗʰ, intense yet not disruptive, replenished soils and vines, guiding the grapes toward full phenolic ripeness.
2023 Harvest Notes
The 2023 harvest at Argentiera began in early September with the younger vineyards, under favourable conditions that allowed for a smooth and orderly start. The following weeks were dedicated to monitoring each parcel and waiting for optimal maturity.
By late September and early October, the focus shifted to the estate’s highest vineyards, where Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore were harvested with excellent phenolic ripeness and fruit integrity.
The harvest concluded on October 6, with yields 15% higher than in 2022. The grapes destined for Argentiera showed outstanding quality, with refined aromatics, firm structure and the potential for an elegant, ageworthy expression of Bolgheri Superiore.
Argentiera bears the fragrances of every season of the year: from that initial taste of summer’s dry heat, to winter’s cool touch of pungent balsam hidden amidst the tannins. A wine whose ceaseless, protean energy finds a masterful equilibrium, the sapient product of a process born and completed in nature, and whose innate strength is the primal force of life itself.
Ventaglio
Toscana IGT
Villa Donoratico
Bolgheri DOC Rosso
Poggio ai Ginepri
Eco di Mare
Toscana IGT Vermentino
Scenario
Bolgheri DOC Bianco
Argentiera Srl - P.IVA 04964100483 - Via Aurelia 412/A, Località I Pianali - 57022 Castagneto Carducci, Livorno, Italia
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