2016 | Tenuta Poggio al Tesoro | Dedicato a Walter Bolgheri Superiore

The deep color immediately testifies to the richness of this wine, which is then confirmed by aromas of blackberries, pepper, and eucalyptus that harmoniously merge and create incredible depth.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This is one of the first monovarietal expressions of Cabernet Franc to shine the spotlight on the grape and its exciting performance in Bolgheri. The Poggio al Tesoro 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Dedicato A Walter opens to a darkly saturated and impenetrable appearance. The bouquet is heavily enriched with black fruit, burnt ember, mesquite and campfire ash. The oak is quite evident at this stage, but it should continue to shed and sand away with time. At its core, the wine is packed with black fruit, and you also get delicate notes of rosemary oil, pressed lavender and scorched earth. Give this 9,000-bottle release at least another five years of bottle age.

• Falstaff: Bright, intense ruby with purple shimmer. Opens with notes of leather, then spicy cedar, rich cassis notes and blackberry. On the palate, firm, grippy tannin, builds up in many layers, firm substance, on the finish there's notable tobacco and liquorice.

Producer Information

Tenuta Poggio al Tesoro is an Italian wine estate situated in the Bolgheri district of the Tuscan coast. The 70-hectare (173-acre) estate is owned by the well-known Allegrini family winemaking dynasty and produces a portfolio of several Toscana IGT and Bolgheri wines, including a single Bolgheri Superiore wine: Sondraia. The estate consists of four vineyard sites in Bolgheri: Via Bolgherese, Le Grottine, Valle di Cerbaia and Le Sondraie. These vineyards are predominantly planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, which thrive in the largely sandy, stony soils. The more clay- and mineral-rich soils are particularly suited to the cultivation of Merlot. This is supplemented with additional plantings of Petit Verdot, Syrah, Vermentino and Viognier. The Sondraia Bolgheri superiore wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon-predominant Bordeaux blend, with smaller quantities of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. These grapes are hand-harvested from the Via Bolgherese and Le Sondraie vineyards and the wine aged for 18 months in 50 percent new French oak barriques. Tenuta Poggio al Tesoro also makes several single-vineyard offerings, including Solosole, a varietal Bolgheri Bianco Vermentino wine; Cassiopea, a Rosato di Bolgheri blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc; and Mediterra, a Toscana IGT red wine blend. The most notable of these single-vineyard wines is, however, the varietal Cabernet Franc named "Dedicato a Walter". This wine is named after Walter Allegrini, a member of the Allegrini family who own the Tenuta Poggio al Tesoro estate.

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