“Olmaia” Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT 2019 (BIO)

Col d'Orcia | Tuscany
Col d'Orcia s.r.l. s.a. | Via Giuncheti | IT 53024 Montalcino

09132819 · 0,75 l · 52,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Montalcino is Brunello country. Anyone who has anything to do with wine knows that. This makes the decision that Conte Alberto Marone Cinzano made in the early 1980s all the more remarkable: he planted Cabernet Sauvignon in the hills above Sant'Angelo in Colle – in a region that has belonged to Sangiovese for centuries. Not an experiment, not a whim, but out of conviction: That the exceptional terroir of Montalcino can give this grape variety what it cannot find elsewhere. The vineyard bears the name of the Elm grove that accompanies it – olmaia. The denomination has changed over the decades: what once appeared under Sant'Antimo DOC is now labelled Toscana IGT. The wine has remained the same. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, organically grown on 140 hectares of the estate, on soils of galestro and clay, which give the Cabernet the concentrated minerality that has always characterised Col d'Orcia. The grapes ripen slowly, under the dry heat of summer, surrounded by maquis, olive trees and the silence of the hill.

2019 was an exceptional vintage in southern Tuscany: a warm, even growing season, late autumnal calm, concentrated yet fresh grapes. Deep, bright ruby red colour. Blackberry, cassis, sage, mint, a hint of liquorice and dark spices on the nose – mediterranean warmth and a mineral precision that reveals the terroir. Full-bodied and structured on the palate, with fine-grained, saturating tannins, balanced freshness and a long, elegant final. If you close your eyes tightly, you can hear the crickets in the background. SUPERIORE.DE