Argirio
IGT Red Wine
Tuscany
GRAPES Cabernet Franc
TRAINING SYSTEM Spurred cordon and guyot
SOIL Clayey with limestone stripes
HARVEST First half of October
PRODUCTION 50 Ql. per hectare
VINIFICATION
Maceration on the skins for 18/20 days; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature in 1500 litres Oak vats; malolactic fermentation in 225 litre barriques; 12 months of ageing in 225 litre barriques, 4 months on cement vats. 12 Months of ageing in bottles.
CHARACTER
A great Tuscan wine from Cabernet Franc. Fine and elegant, intense ruby red color with purple highlights. On the nose can be perceived intense aromas of plum’s jam and cherry with delicate hints of black pepper, liquorice and cocoa. The palate is powerful and rich with elegant tannin and soft balsamic and mineral notes.
RATING AND AWARDS
ARGIRIO 2009
92 pts Wine Enthusiast
92 pts Wein Reporter
91 pts Wine Advocate
90 pts James Suckling
ARGIRIO 2010
93 pts Wine Advocate
93 pts James Suckling
92 pts Migliori Vini d’Italia 2015
91 pts Wine Spectator
ARGIRIO 2011
95 pts James Suckling
91 pts Wine Advocate
91 pts Migliori Vini d’Italia 2016
ARGIRIO 2012
93 pts James Suckling
ARGIRIO 2013
93 pts Wine Advocate
93 pts Silver Medal Decanter World Wine Awards
92 pts European Fine Wine Magazine
94 pts James Suckling
88 pts Wine Enthusiast
ARGIRIO 2014
92 pts Wine Advocate
93 pts James Suckling
91 pts Decanter
ARGIRIO 2015
93 pts Wine Advocate
95 pts James Suckling
88 pts Wine Enthusiast
90 pts Seminario Veronelli
93 pts Falstaff
Bronze Medal Decanter
Red Award Wine Hunter
ARGIRIO 2016
94 pts James Suckling
93 pts Falstaff
94 pts Tony Wood italian Wine
90 pts Seminario Veronelli
Silver Medal Decanter
Red Award Wine Hunter
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