ARGILLA 2022

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50% Cabernet, 50% Merlot

Argilla 2022 is a bold IGT Toscana Rosso blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from clay-rich hillsides. Aged 30 months in steel, it opens with Cabernet’s menthol and forest notes, then gives way to Merlot’s plush, vibrant core. Deep ruby in color, structured yet drinkable—only 3,000 bottles made.

WINE PROFILE

Appellation: IGT Toscana Rosso
Vineyards: Girasole, Calendula and Cavalli
Soils: Fully sedimentary soil with pliocenic origin. The % of clay and silt is higher on the upper side, more sandy as the slope goes down.
Cèpage: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
Training system: Unilateral spurred cordon.
Density: 4500 plants\ha
Average age of the vines: 29 years old.
Harvest: 08 September 2022 the Merlot and 29 September the Cabernet Sauvignon – manual picking.
Vinification: The grape get destammed and softly crushed, the fermentation take place in stainless steel tank, spontaneously. The intensity of the extractions, pumping over and delestages depending on the cynetic of the fermentations and the characteristics of each single batch. The macerations goes from 2 to 3 weeks.
Aging: 30 months in a stainless steel tank.
Bottling date: 10 March 2025
Bottles produced: 3000 x 750 ml
Alcool: 14%
Tasting Notes: The dark ruby ​​color, almost blood red, testifies to the Bordeaux DNA of the blend from the first glance. The scent seals the impressions suggested by the eye, it is dominated by the varietal character of the cabernet sauvignon, with menthol tones, eucalyptus, yellow pepper and undergrowth. It is an explosive and vigorous scent that makes it clear to those who taste that they are in front of a wine of substance and tension. If the nose is guided by the cabernet sauvignon, in the mouth it is the merlot that emerges, with roundness, sweetness, and verticality. Argilla 2022 is a wine born from a dry and warm harvest, despite that, the wine is played on complexity, drinkability and tension.

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