Bolgheri Superiore 2020

Agentiera’s flagship wine demonstrates complexity and elegance, it is silky on the palate and at the same time austere in the richness of evolving aromas. It comes from the southernmost vineyards of the appellation, facing the Tyrrhenian sea at an altitude of 180-200 meters. The soil is mainly clayey and calcareous and above all it is rich in minerals. The proximity of the sea determines a great brightness that favors the ripening of the grapes, but at the same time the sea breezes bring coolness to the vineyards and guarantee temperature variations between night and day that enhances the flavor compounds of the grapes. The style of the wine goes towards the search for elegance, more than power, with attention to detail and to the expression of the territory rather than the international grape varieties.

The harvest took place by hand between the beginning of September and the beginning of October according to the variety. The grapes are de-stemmed and the whole berries end up in stainless steel vats by gravity where the alcoholic fermentation takes place with a maceration of 25-30 days. After racking, the wine is decanted into French oak barrels where the malolactic fermentation takes place and it ages for 18 months. The barriques are half new every year.