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
2008 was an excellent vintage, characterised by a mild spring and a rainy June which allowed the soil to store sufficient water reserves before a dry and breezy summer. Rainfall in mid-August prevented the grapes from overripening and they maintained a good acid content. The harvest took place in optimal climatic conditions, with hot, dry days and cool, breezy nights, which favoured ideal ripening indexes and maintained grape health, despite light rainfall that occurred towards the end of the harvest.
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grape varieties
Mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with additional Merlot and a small quantity of Cabernet Franc
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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 mid-September with Merlot, followed by Cabernet Franc, and ending with Cabernet Sauvignon at the end of October
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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