SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $228.99 EACH [ON SALE: WAS $258.99]
PRODUCER
Poggio al Tesoro
VINTAGE
2017
COLOUR
red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
cabernet franc
Compact and elegant Cabernet Franc with fine tobacco notes, ripe blackcurrant aromas, some pepper and eucalyptus, plus slightly earthy tones. Dense fruit and polished tannin on the palate, clear, rich final.
Marilisa and Franco Allegrini dedicated this single-varietal Cabernet Franc from their own vineyards on Via Bolgherese to their eldest brother Walter, who died in 2003. The 2015 vintage marked the beginning of an even more radical focus on the terroir and the quality of the grapes. Since then, a third fewer bottles have been filled each year, and the result is now a Bolgheri Superiore from their own grapes from the core zone of Bolgheri, which can hardly be surpassed in elegance and character.
