Michele Satta - Bolgheri Rosso2022
RED WINE
- Producer Michele Satta
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Blend
30% Cabernet Sauvignon
20% Merlot
30% Sangiovese
10% Syrah
10% Teroldego - Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- Appellation Bolgheri
- UPC 830294009126
Reviews
James Suckling 94
Intense, vinous nose with a touch of clove to the cassis and red cherries. Lush, supple fruit with velvety tannins and full body. Crisp acidity and a polished finish full of fruits and spices. Just a bit austere. Drinkable now, but not without potential for 4-5 years of aging.
by JS, James Suckling , 2024
Wine Spectator 93
A suave customer, this red exudes cherry, black currant, raspberry, mineral and spice aromas and flavors. Silky and harmonious, with the right amount of structure and drive on the long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah and Teroldego
by BS, Wine Spectator , 2024
Wine Advocate 91
Now showing the name Toscana on the front label (signaling updates to appellation law), the Michele Satta 2022 Bolgheri Rosso is an updated blend of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Sangiovese, 30% Merlot and 10% Syrah (aged in concrete and barrique for 12 months). This is fresh and fruit-forward red with an easy-drinking style. Cherry flavors are especially prominent in this hot-vintage wine, and its elegant high notes remain intact.
by ML, Wine Advocate , 2025
Technical Details
Description
This wine is the expression of the vineyard (about 20 hectares) I planted in these last years thinking about the project “Bolgheri”, that is to improve the characteristics of this terroir for a red wine with great character and pleasure. All the grapes are cultivated with traditionally and with care, in a high density vineyard (about 6,000 plants/ha) where I particularly respect the natural balance. During the harvest I select with manual work the grapes perfectly maturated and I make the fermentation without artificial yeasts, then manual submersions of the cap of the wine are carried out and pumping over procedures. After 12 months in barriques the wine is bottled and remains in our cellar for 6 months before being sold.Estate
An important difference between Michele Satta and other big names like Ornellaia or Sassicaia is that the determined and very likeable wine producer in Bolgheri runs the oldest winery that belongs to a winemaker. Satta founded its winery in Castagneto Carducci at a time when grape growing in the Tuscan region was in its infancy and great successes were still to come. The path taken by the innovative winemaker was new in Bolgheri at the time. Thus he, supported by his wife Lucy from the very beginning in his decisions, not only focused on the international varieties Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, but also on the noble Sangiovese vine.Tasting notes
This pretty Bolgheri Rosso has an intense ruby red color with intense and fresh notes of red and black fruit with perceptions of scents of leather and tobacco. The palate is wonderfully harmonious and accessible, fresh fruity with a solid backbone of tannin, finishing with persistence and elegance. Food pairing: Main dishes featuring red meat, white meats, meat or mushroom-based pasta or rice dishes.Technical data
Grape varieties: Sangiovese 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%,Merlot 20%, Syrah 10%, Teroldego 10%Harvest: period from the beginning of September (Merlot) to first of October (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Vineyards: Torre, Vignanova, Poderini, Campastrello