Wine Poggio al Tesoro, “Cassiopea”, Toscana IGT, 2022

“Mediterra” – is surprisingly dense and elegant wine that is produced from 3 magnificent grape varieties: Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vineyard with southwest exposure grows in the soil of the red sand with a large content of gravel and clay. Fermentation takes place at a temperature of wine 26-28 C in stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation – in barriques. Extract of wine for 8 months in the year-old barriques made of French oak Allier.

Poggio al Tesoro – a joint project of Allegrini – a leading Italian manufacturer of wine from the Valpolicella region, and Leonardo Lo Cascio – president Vaynbou leading importer of Italian wines in America. Together, they have chosen Bolgheri, beautiful wine region in Tuscany – Poggio al Tesoro, which occupies about 173 acres are divided into three vineyard – Via Bolgereze, and Le Le Grottin Sondraye. Enough sunlight, proximity to the sea and the unique terroir of Bolgheri reflected in Poggio al Tesoro wines – maturity, and full-bodied richness combined with the complexity and elegance.

Soil and climatic conditions Poggio al Tesoro, to some extent reminiscent of Bordeaux: the hot Tuscan sun “softens” the cool sea breeze and the surrounding valley hills protect the vines from the north winds. Local beauty of this region have been immortalized in the works of famous Italian poet and Nobel Prize winner Giosu Carducci.
Here are planted the best clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for the production of first-class international wines. Rounding out the number of varieties Vermentino and Shiraz, which convey the uniqueness of the local region. We apply all the classic art of viticulture, to achieve the best quality: the grapes are harvested and sorted by hand – first in the vineyard and then in the winery. Red varieties fermented separately and then mixed to achieve the best balance.