Poggio al Tesoro Sondraia Bolgheri 2017Varietals: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc Classic, classic, classic! A bullseye Left Bank blend led by perfectly ripe Cabernet Suavignon grown in some of the most enviable vineyards in all of Bolgheri. Aged in all French oak barrels, 70% of which were new and 30% second use. 95 points Decanter

round tannins and a long finish

yet here it is

30% Cabernet Sauvignon

ripe tannins

The wine is aged in large oak botti for up to a year and half and is bottled without fining or filtering or additional sulfur (minimal amounts are used at racking only)

led to a series of questions

This wine comes from a single parcel of the same name

white fruits and spices with a floral complexity

amongst a fractured mixture of sandstone sown with fossilized oyster shells

Disgorged 03/13/2025

thousands of years later

9% Carignan