‘Creating good wines is an unattainable feat, it’s merely unattainable. Nevertheless, aspiring for perfection is a unique story,’ states Tommaso Alessandri, vineyard director at Campo alla Sughera.
Occupying 20 hectares of prime winery within the luminous Bolgheri DOC, midway between the traditional sandy seabeds of the Tuscan shoreline and the rocky, clay and mineral-rich extensions of the luxurious Metalliferous Hills a couple of kilometres inland, Campo alla Sughera’s unwavering dedication to their principal philosophy of attaining the paradigm of enological perfection has guided them because the firm’s basis in 1998.
This philosophy, with its roots in detailed evaluation of the property’s soils and microterroirs, and the usage of the best worldwide grape varieties, tightly integrates nature and goals to supply wines that each replicate Bolgheri’s distinctive terroir and specific the area’s wealthy complexity.
The vineyards are all sustainably farmed to be able to promote biodiversity and to make sure each vines and soils stay wholesome for generations to come back.
The Campo alla Sughera vineyard occupies 20 hectares of vineyards within the Bolgheri DOC.
A dedication to excellence
Winemaker Francesco Gagliardi works alongside famend oenologist, Stéphane Derenoncourt, who’s liable for a few of Bordeaux’s most interesting wines. Within the gravity-fed cellar, they perform fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks to protect all of the character and fragrant expression of the grapes. Microvinifications are key, treating every plot individually to permit the various totally different terroirs of the property to shine.
When visiting the vineyard you’ll be able to take a tour of the vineyards and cellar earlier than having fun with a three-vintage vertical tasting of flagship Arnione Bolgheri Superiore wines.
Uncover first-hand
Go to the vineyard and there are a number of excursions and experiences for guests to select from. Take a guided tour of the vineyards and the cellar earlier than having fun with a three-vintage vertical tasting of flagship Arnione Bolgheri Superiore.
Or strap on a VR headset and see for your self the triple-selection of grapes in motion: first within the winery, then on the sorting desk after choosing, and eventually within the destemmer-crusher. Soar over the vineyards and look at this fascinating property in a wider context, then take pleasure in a tasting of property wines created from these exact same vineyards you have been immersed in only a few moments earlier, together with two vintages of the restricted version Anima d’Arnione, solely obtainable to buy on the vineyard and restricted to only 1,000 bottles (83 instances) yearly.
Since 2022, Campo alla Sughera has acquired over 5 hectares of extra vineyards, giving the workforce additional choices in the case of selecting the right grapes – a significant piece of the puzzle for a vineyard dedicated to producing the very best high quality wines conceivable.
Wines to strive:
Arioso Vermentino, Toscana IGT 2024
Vinified in stainless-steel to protect all the variability’s freshness when grown on the coast. Breezy and natural, it affords up interesting scents and flavours of lemon peel, pink grapefruit and white peach, with an extended, zesty and saline end which makes this an absolute pleasure to drink. Alc 13%
Adèo, Bolgheri Rosso DOC 2023
This mix of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot ages in barrels and tonneaux for 12 months. The result’s a creamy melange of darkish hedgerow berries, with touches of herbs, spice and wooden, and an intense end showcasing darkish cherry. Delicate in tannins and recent in acidity, take pleasure in this now and over the following 4 to 5 years. Alc 14.5%
Arnione, Bolgheri Superiore DOC 2021
From the property’s rockier soils, which produce naturally smaller berries with thicker skins, this succulent mix of fifty% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot is youthful and ripe, filled with pink and black fruits, a recent waft of natural aromas, and a juicy end of cherry, strawberry and blackberry. Whereas ingesting effectively already, it will amply reward your endurance. Alc 15%
Campo alla Sughera, Toscana IGT 2021
‘We expect Petit Verdot has a really uncommon high quality in our vineyards,’ says Alessandri. Certainly, this Tremendous Tuscan is a uncommon instance of a Petit Verdot-dominant pink wine, blended with 30% of Cabernet Franc, Bolgheri’s new darling. Darkish, exact and with a leafy Cabernet Franc character, the Petit Verdot makes itself identified within the mouth, the place intense and current tannins mingle with darkish berries, floral and tobacco overtones, and a peppery contact. The beautiful end exudes balsamic herbs and darkish fruits. Alc 15%
Anima d’Arnione, Toscana IGT 2020
An thrilling venture bottling Arnione’s most interesting varietal solely in the perfect vintages – the vineyard selects the standout grape number of the classic, provided that there’s a standout selection, and works to maximise its potential by way of an individualised winemaking course of. In 2020 it was Cabernet Franc that shone the brightest. The selection to make use of amphora permits for a super-transparent expression of website; hallmarks right here being sapidity and verticality, exemplary wild strawberry perfume, underlying clayey tannins, and layers of juicy pink and black berries, leafy herbs, and wafts of sottobosco. Only one,000 bottles can be found yearly, and may solely be bought on the vineyard. Well worth the go to! Alc 14.5%
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