Castello di Bolgheri Varvara Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy

博爾蓋里城堡瓦爾瓦拉·博爾蓋里紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：9137

Here's a quality, easy-to-drink blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Varvàra is integrated and smooth with no rough spots. Black fruit, pressed rose, earth and spice are carefully woven together. All elements are in place, and the wine is available at a very attractive price point.

The popular Castello di Bolgheri 2018 Bolgheri Rosso Varvàra opens to sultry dark fruit with measured layers of tobacco and leather. This wine shows a smoky and savory side that is rendered brighter and more intense thanks to the crisp plum, blackberry and black cherry found at its core. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, and this wine gives you a classic taste of Bolgheri with its chestnut trees, cypresses and Mediterranean shrub oak. This is the ultimate trattoria choice, especially when grilled steak or funghi porcini are on the menu. Some 70,000 bottles were crafted.

There is a touch of extra softness and richness that reflects the warm and dry conditions of this vintage. The 2017 Bolgheri Rosso Varvàra brings plump and rich primary fruit with blackberry, black cherry or plum at the front. There is a note of sweetness here that gives the wine a very accessible and immediate personality that would work perfectly with a Tuscan wild boar sauce over tagliatelle or a simple ragù. The blend is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Some 70,000 bottles were made.

Over the years, this wine has become its own brand. Its attractive price point and accessible drinking style makes this a very popular choice in the wine bars and restaurants of Bolgheri. In this balanced vintage, the blend for the 2016 Bolgheri Rosso Varvàra is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine ages in oak for 12 months. It offers dark fruit, spice and leather that find seamless integration. Some 80,000 bottles were made.

This wine always comes across as extremely accessible, consistent and easy to drink. The 2015 Bolgheri Rosso Varvàra is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Syrah and 10% Petit Verdot executed with medium-rich extraction and bright berry intensity. The bouquet reveals black fruit aromas of plum and forest berry with spice, leather and sweet tobacco at the back. This vintage is particularly exuberant and succulent in terms of its quality of fruit. It tastes like a warm-vintage wine. This edition celebrates the tenth anniversary of Varvàra and it offers good reason to celebrate.