Antinori, Il Bruciato, Bolgheri, Tuscany 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon

Antinori, Il Bruciato, Bolgheri, Tuscany 2023 Cabernet SauvignonThe Guado al Tasso estate is located in the small but prestigious Bolgheri DOC, on the coast of upper Maremma, about one hundred kilometers southwest from Florence. This appellation has a relatively recent history, DOC Bolgheri was approved in 1995 and since then it has become an internationally recognized reference point for the Italian and international winemaking arena. The estate covers an area of 320 hectares (790 acres) planted with vines, set

Matured in a combination of Bourbon-seasoned American Oak barrels and Oloroso Sherry seasoned Spanish oak butts

The Macallan Sherry Oak 25 Years Old forms part of their Sherry Oak range which features a series of single malt whiskies matured exclusively in hand-picked sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez for richness and complexity

through to the oak-aged ‘Vinha Grande’ and ‘Callabriga’

“Despite its short history

and then to mahogany

the wines are vinified in the traditional way - i

Teeling 32 Year Old single malt was first distilled in 1988 and matured in rum casks to offer fantastic notes to an already fantastic whiskey

The granite and slate soils of the region are the basis for wines full of finesse

liqueurs aged in Limousin oak casks

‘Veraison’ (the moment when the grapes change colour) was spectacularly precocious

Following decades of state control and a co-operative monopoly in the region that favoured quantity over quality

Periodic rain during the growing season helped maintain vine health