Poggio al Tesoro W Dedicato a Walter Cabernet Franc 2019

Poggio al Tesoro W Dedicato a Walter Cabernet Franc

Region: Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy

Vintage: 2019

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Franc

ABV: 15%

Notes: Vegetarian, Vegan

A rich, dark wine, with a nose of black-berried fruit, black pepper and balsamic hints of eucalyptus. The palate is rich and imposing with integrated velvety tannins, making it both powerful and refined.

This wine is produced from just two rows of vines covering three hectares in the single vineyard “Soprastrada” in the prestigious Via Bolgherese. The vineyard faces west/south-west, situated just 56 metres above sea level, with coarse red sandstone and a layer of deep compact clay, rich in minerals. The vines planted in 1994 are spur-cordon trained, planted at 9,000 vines per hectare. The wine is named after Walter Allegrini, the late brother of Marilisa and Franco.

After de-stemming and soft pressing to partially break the berries, fermentation took place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks at 28-30°C for 15 days with a further 25-30 days skin contact. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally in barriques at 22°C during the month of November. The wine was aged in 100% new French oak barriques for 24 months before bottling.

Poggio al Tesoro is a 70 hectare property in Bolgheri acquired in 2002 by the Allegrini family. The first vineyard they bought, Le Sondraie, is next door to Ornellaia and was previously rented by them. It is 50 hectares in size and is planted with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and a small amount of Vermentino.