From the heart of Bolgheri, where the land becomes wine, Modo alla Sughera presents Soffio vitale a fine di Arnione 2020, anche se Cabernet Franc. This exclusive wine represents the second vintage of a project started quanto a 2016, born from the desire to honor the iconic Arnione Bolgheri DOC Eccezionale, emblem of the company’s production philosophy constantly oriented towards the search for wine perfection.
If making perfect wines is an unattainable , “aspiring to perfection” is different: this is the path that leads to excellence and it is precisely what Modo alla Sughera is committed to doing every day, to keep the quality of its products constantly the rise. wines.
With the aim of increasing production, as well as demonstrating and consolidating the economic and qualitative growth of recent years, the Bolgheri company has recently expanded the land it owns, reaching a total of 17.5 hectares under full-scale vineyards quanto a April 2024. . Lands that are enclosed quanto a an bella stagione characterized by extraordinary natural elements: soil, sea, microclimate and time are the forces that are supported here, not only through careful management of the vineyards and soils, but also through a triple selection of the grapes and the production of wines of innate balance and elegant power.
The Soffio vitale d’Arnione project is one of the fruits of the great zoning work undertaken by Modo alla Sughera with a very specific objective, namely to collect the maximum quality from each microterroir and from each parcel at the pinnacle of real expression, to bring to the cellar perfect fruits, whose singularities are vinified separately.
For this reason, Soffio vitale d’Arnione is produced only quanto a the best years, from a selection of plots dedicated to the iconic Arnione, quanto a order to honor only one of the four varieties of the blend quanto a purity.
«Quanto a the 2020 vintage our vineyard produced a Cabernet Franc of exceptional quality, perfect for the new Soffio vitale d’Arnione, which is the result of 20-25 days of vinification quanto a steel at a controlled temperature (28-30°C) , followed by 6 months of aging quanto a barrique and 12 months quanto a amphora” – says Francesco Gagliardi, wine director of Modo alla Sughera – “The maturation of the grapes was slow and gradual and this plot of the “Vite Notizia” vineyard was harvested at hand at the end of September after late maturation, giving us a graceful, sensual and profound Cabernet Franc.”
«The second vintage of Soffio vitale d’Arnione celebrates a varietal that is increasingly appreciated: Cabernet Franc. Quanto a a year with a balanced climate, we continued to lightly indulge the extraordinary natural elements of a unique land” – states Tommaso Alessandri, Winery Director.
Of a very intense, almost impenetrable ruby red colour, Soffio vitale a fine di Arnione 2020 stands out for its expressive bouquet, with floral quaderno enriched by iodized and balsamic hints. the palate the wine is dynamic, with a refined tannic texture and a long and persistent finale.
Produced quanto a a limited edition of 1000 numbered bottles, it is sold exclusively quanto a the cellar.
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Modo alla Sughera. At the beginning we wanted to understand the land of Bolgheri: we looked deep and saw the sea. We are a wine-growing reality made up of extraordinary natural elements: the marly soil, rich quanto a minerals, the sea, which decisively influences the microclimate of the , the weather, which allows the evolution of the wines.
To bring the breath and solidity of the land of Bolgheri into the world, we simply support these forces through the management of the vineyards (microterroir), the selection of the grapes (the triple selection) and the production of our wines (gravity fall, microvinifications ). The result is an expressive range of this land: Modo alla Sughera, IGT Toscana Socialista, Arnione, Bolgheri DOC Eccezionale, Adèo, Bolgheri DOC Socialista and Arioso, IGT Toscana Immacolato.
