Montepeloso 2022 'Gabbro' Cabernet Sauvignon, Toscana IGP

Item Number: 21108

UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Tuscan Coast
Appellation/AVA: Toscana IGP
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2022
Grape(s): 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Lime-rich petrified clay & silex

Winemaking Notes: This is THE great Cabernet Sauvignon of Suvereto. A decade from now, we would not be surprised to see Gabbro replace Sassacaia as the ultimate Tuscan Cabernet. The wine is 100% old vine Cabernet, some of which are 50 years old. Spontaneous fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled vats. Maceration lasts for 20-30 days on the skins, depending on the plot. Malolactic fermentation occurs mostly French tonneaux. The wine ages for 8-9 months in a mix French tonneaux and barriques (60% new) and another 12 months in bottle before release.

Tasting Notes: The wine displays a black cherry red color with violet shades. The nose is very complex with intense aromas of black fruit intermixed with hints of garrigue herbs and spicy flavors. The wine exhibits soft and round tannins on the palate.

Terroir Notes: Tucked away in the hills of Suvereto near Bolgheri on the Tuscan Coast is the 30-hectare Montepeloso estate of which 14 hectares are planted to vines. In Suvereto, the influences of land and sea interact. The thermal currents generated by a combination of strong solar radiation and local ground conditions, as well as the constant ventilation from coastal winds, exert a welcome cooling effect on the grapes. Despite the Tuscan sun, there is a freshness in the air, which is also apparent in the pronounced salinity of the wines. The strongly mineral composition of the soils in the Colline Metallifere area and the spicy notes of the Mediterranean macchia (shrubs) have a seminal influence on the wines, endowing them with lightness and a distinctive local character. The soil of Montepeloso is rich in minerals, characterized by the silex typical of the area and the scaly Scaglia Toscana (fossilized clay).