Boscarelli 'Sotto Casa' 2014

• Vintage: 2014
  
• Origin: Vino Mobile de Montepulciano, Italy
  
• Taste guide: A complex, layered nose of violets, blueberries and fresh plums, with hints of mocha and liquorice. The palate is lush and full, with velevety tannins.
• Oak Aging: The wine ages; half in small casks and the rest in large casks from 28 to 32 months, then filtered before bottling. This red combines structure, complexity and great aging potential.
• Food match: Florentina Steak, Fillet with green pepper, Medium-aged cheeses, Lamb and other roasted meats would be fine.
• 75cl - 14% - Natural Cork Opening

From two abandoned farms to a third-generation leader in Montepulciano, Boscarelli stands testament to the dedication and passion involved in Italian winemaking.

The Boscarelli story started in 1962, when Egidio Corradi decided to make his dream of creating a terroir-driven, 'noble' wine a reality. Giving up his career as an international broker to buy abandoned farmland in Cervognano, a stunning corner of old Etruscan Tuscany, he set to work farming his land and vineyards in traditional ways. It was his daughter, however, Paola De Ferrari, who kickstarted the Boscarelli brand, planting specialised vineyards at 3,500 plants per hectare, and adapting old stables into the estate's first winery.

The estate is now in the hands of Luca and Nicolo De Ferrari, third generation of the family. They continue to work with the same passion that drove their grandfather, ensuring each bottle is infused with the aromas and flavours of the region that he so loved. Production is primarily on Vino Nobile DOCG, but in recent years the estate has expanded to produce unoaked reds, special parcel wines from exclusive locations on their land, and even olive oil.

Designation of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed

This label of Riserva “Sotto Casa” has produced from 2011 vintage and it is the natural development of our Vino Nobile Riserva black label produced for the first time in the vintage 2001 with the idea of harmonizing the elegance, character and freshness of Sangiovese, with the tannic texture, the structure and the fullness of two international varieties like Cabernet and Merlot.

Now This Vino Nobile is a Cru so the grapes are not selected from different part of the property but come only from our historical vineyard “Sotto Casa” whose soil and distinctive microclimate contribute to the making of an elegant and structured wine.

Soil

The vineyard is planted on red stony soil of alluvial origin. The average density of planting and 6500 plants per hectare.

Grapes

The vines that contribute to the composition of this reserve are:
80% Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. The grapes are selected and harvested in order to maximize the expressiveness of each cultivar.

Vinification

Different cultivars are collected separately, and separately, after de-stemming and crushing, are put to ferment, using indigenous yeasts, in oak vats filled to no more than two-thirds of their capacity. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about a week at controlled temperature from 28 to 30 degrees. During the vinification is carried out the manual repassing of must and fulling of the cup. Maceration continues, where possible, for other 5/8 days after fermentation.

Aging

Each Couvée refines separately in Slavonian or French oak casks, where also the malolactic fermentation happens, the capacity ranges from 3 to 30 hl depend on the cultivar. The maceration lasts 28/32 months. Final blend is done at the end of maturation. Before marketing the wine ages in the bottle for a few months.

Optimal maturity

The potential aging of this Riserva is a few decades, but the optimum maturation period we recommend varies, depending on the vintages, from six to ten years after harvest.

Only 6 bottles sourced, Dec ‘23