Winemaker Notes
A nice wine with defined structure and pronounced concentration. The wine’s olfactory panorama is ample and profound while at once immediate and present. An intense structure characterizes this wine, but with a beautiful softness and a remarkably clean
finish.
Blend: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
With nearly a quarter-million bottles of this vintage produced, this estate is able to offer a quality red at a value price. The Tenuta Argentiera 2018 Bolgheri Rosso Poggio ai Ginepri is an informal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. The results are genuine and focused, making this an excellent red to pair with your favorite home-cooked meals. Red cherry, dried raspberry and a slice of crisp apple give the wine a bright and lifted bouquet. There are some oak-driven notes of toasted cinnamon, but those are well folded into that core of pretty fruit.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
An outstanding wine region made famous by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who planted Cabernet Sauvignon vines for his own consumption in 1940s on his San Guido estate, and called the resulting wine, Sassicaia. Today the region’s Tuscan reds are based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which can be made as single varietal wines or blends. The local Sangiovese can make up no more than 50% of the blends. Today Sassicaia has its own DOC designation within the Bogheri DOC appellation.