Bertinga

2015 Toscana IGT Volta di Bertinga

A single-block Merlot cru that shows just how special Gaiole in Chianti can be for the grape. Sourced from Bertinga’s famed Block 10, where north-facing exposure and low pH calcareous clay soils create near-perfect conditions for Merlot to thrive with both power and poise. There are only a handful of places in the world where Merlot reaches this level of complexity, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Bolgheri, and Bertinga firmly deserves its place in that conversation.

"Intense aromas and flavors of ripe blackberries and sweet tobacco with some sandalwood character. It’s full-bodied with layers
of juicy, ripe fruit and chewy yet pleasant and attractive tannins. Pure merlot. This needs at least three years to soften. Try after
2023." -96pts, James Suckling
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  Estate fruit from the north-facing block #10 – Volta di Bertinga. The vineyard sits on ancient Eocene-era soils formed roughly 50 million years ago, made up of limestone-rich calcareous marl clay known as Alberese.

Cellar: Grapes are vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine is aged 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new), followed by a minimum of 18 months in bottle before release. ~6,925 bottles made

CSPC:  148795

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

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Bertinga
2015 Toscana IGT Volta di Bertinga

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
A single-block Merlot cru that shows just how special Gaiole in Chianti can be for the grape. Sourced from Bertinga’s famed Block 10, where north-facing exposure and low pH calcareous clay soils create near-perfect conditions for Merlot to thrive with both power and poise. There are only a handful of places in the world where Merlot reaches this level of complexity, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Bolgheri, and Bertinga firmly deserves its place in that conversation.

"Intense aromas and flavors of ripe blackberries and sweet tobacco with some sandalwood character. It’s full-bodied with layers
of juicy, ripe fruit and chewy yet pleasant and attractive tannins. Pure merlot. This needs at least three years to soften. Try after
2023." -96pts, James Suckling

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  Estate fruit from the north-facing block #10 – Volta di Bertinga. The vineyard sits on ancient Eocene-era soils formed roughly 50 million years ago, made up of limestone-rich calcareous marl clay known as Alberese.

Cellar: Grapes are vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine is aged 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new), followed by a minimum of 18 months in bottle before release. ~6,925 bottles made

CSPC:  148795

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  148795

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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