Sondraia
Sondraia
Bolgheri Superiore D.O.C.
Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 10%
This is Poggio al Tesoro’s flagship wine, produced with the best grapes from the parcels on the estate. Since its creation with vintage 2003, it has garnered numerous awards from both the Italian and the international press. It has become a real Bolgheri classic in a very short space of time. This is a new kind of Supertuscan, successfully expressing the richness of an extraordinary territory, combining tension, complexity and great finesse.
Climate Trend
An excellent vintage distinguished by a long summer with temperatures that were never excessive. During July, a green harvest thinned out 30% of the bunches to balance the surface area of leaves with the optimal amount of grapes for production.
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grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 10%
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vineyard location
Via Bolgherese, Cabernet Sauvignon (3.00 ha – 7.40 ac); Le Sondraie, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon (12,00 ha – 29.65 ac)
harvest
Started on September 28th with Merlot grapes followed by Cabernet Franc and ended with Cabernet Sauvignon on October 10th
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capacities
750 ml • 1,5 L • 3 L
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vinification
Grapes are de-stemmed then soft pressed to partially rupture of the berries
ageing
22 months in 225 litres French oak barriques (70% new, 30% second use)
fermentation
In temperature controlled stainless steel tanks
malolactic fermentation
Carried out naturally in barriques in November