Guado al Tasso Cont'Ugo 2022
Intensely ruby red, the nose presents compelling aromas of small ripe red fruit, Marasca cherries and raspberries, together with hints of juniper and moss. The palate is vibrant with excellent structure and a persistent fruity finish.
Cont’Ugo is produced exclusively from Merlot grapes in order to interpret the territory of Bolgheri from a new perspective. The vineyards, situated at an altitude between 55-60 meters above sea level on clayey-loam soils prevalently of alluvial origin, gave Cont’Ugo great depth and complexity while conserving the fragrance and richness of fruit which are typical of Merlot.
After the grapes were hand harvested and carefully selected on sorting tables, the berries were transferred into temperature controlled stainless steel vats where alcoholic fermentation and maceration on the skins took place over a period of about 20 days. Fermentation temperatures were managed based on the ripeness of the grapes: lower temperatures were applied to preserve and enhance aromatic freshness while higher temperatures, up to 30°C, to boost extraction of phenolic compounds and enhance structure. The different batches were divided according to their individual characteristics and then transferred into barriques where malolactic fermentation was completed by the end of the year. The finest batches were blended and transferred back into second fill barriques for an additional 12-month period of ageing, then bottled.
| RRP | £58.50 |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Alcoholic strength | 14.5% |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Bolgheri |
| Grapes | Merlot 100% |
| Body | D |
| Vegetarian | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Closure | Cork |
The Bolgheri DOC, situated near the coast a hundred kilometres southwest of Florence, started out as a rosé-only; whites were permitted in 1984, and ten years later the laws finally recognised the extraordinary success of the mould-breaking Cabernet-based reds. Antinori’s Guado al Tasso estate débuted with the 1990 vintage, and covers 1,000 hectares of land stretching from the hills around the village down to the coast. The vineyard itself comprises 300 hectares, with the remainder planted to wheat, sunflower and olives.
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