Baia al Vento Bolgheri Superiore DOC 2021
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Italy / Tuscany
On the Bolgherese provincial road, in the heart of the best production of Bolgheri wines, the Folonari family cultivates about 17 acres of Merlot destined for the production of Baia al Vento. It is a vineyard characterized by soils rich in minerals and iron that give the wine structure, elegance and abundance of aroma.
Harvest Note
The 2021 wine harvest in Bolgheri Rosso DOC was marked by a warm and dry growing season, resulting in low yields but exceptional grape quality. The long, sunny days and cool nights allowed for slow, even ripening, enhancing the wines’ structure, depth, and aromatic complexity. Winemakers praised the vintage for producing bold, well-balanced wines with excellent aging potential, making it one of the standout years for Bolgheri Rosso DOC.
Tasting Note
This wine, characterized by a remarkable density, combines its impenetrable dark color with very rich scents blending blackcurrant and blackberries jam, with savage tones of black truffle. On the palate its volume is exceptional, opulent, with very subtle tannins.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Merlot
APPELLATION: Bolgheri Rosso DOC
PH: 3.4
ACIDITY: 5.51 g/l
ABV: 14%
AGING: 6-18 months in 500 liters "tonneaux" made of French oak, half of them new, the other half aged one year. Minimum 12 months in bottle
Unique Selling Points
- Grapes coming from the best vineyards of the estate, in Bolgheri district
- Grown from clay-loam soils rich in skeletral material
In 1999, the Folonari family began to acquire 100 acres of land in Bolgheri on the Tuscan Coast, an area made famous by Super Tuscans.
About the Grape
Merlot
Merlot makes plump, succulent wines to drink young or opulently massive wines for aging. Has silky, blackberry and currant fruit, with spice, earth, tobacco and chocolate notes, and soft tannins.
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc usually shows tart red cherry and wild currant aromas and flavors with an herbal, spicy character. In the Loire, esp. Chinon and Saumur-Champigny, this grape shows firm minerality.
