Producer >
300 ha of vineyards are located at the centre of the so called ‘Bolgheri amphitheatre’ – gentle hills surrounding a magnificent plain, rolling down to the sea. The amphitheatre has a micro climate with unique features reflected in the great wines produced in this terroir. Guado al Tasso is the prestigious flagship wine of this estate and fully expresses this unique terroir in all its structure, elegance and complexity.
Viticulture >
Tenuta Guado al Tasso is located in the small but prestigious Bolgheri DOC, on the coast of upper Maremma, about one hundred kilometers southwest from Florence. The estate covers an area of about 320 hectares planted with vines, set in a beautiful plain encircled by rolling hillsides known as the `Bolgheri Amphitheatre`. The nearby sea provides a mild climate with constant breezes that mitigate summer heat and alleviate harsh winter weather, maintaining clear skies and a high level of sunlight exposure.
Winemaking >
After the grapes were hand harvested and carefully selected on sorting tables, the berries were transferred into
temperature controlled stainless steel vats where alcoholic fermentation and maceration on the skins took place over
a period of about 20 days. Fermentation temperatures were managed based on the ripeness of the grapes: lower
temperatures were applied to preserve and enhance aromatic freshness while higher temperatures, up to 30 °C (86
°F), to boost extraction of phenolic compounds and enhance structure. The different batches were divided
according to their individual characteristics and then transferred into barriques. Malolactic fermentation was
completed by the end of the year. The finest batches were blended and transferred back into barriques, 10% first fill
and 90% second fill, for a further 12-month period of aging, then bottled. Cont’Ugo was left to age in the bottle for
an additional 3 months before being released for sale.
Merlot
14.5
ITALY
6
Cork
Tenuta Guado Al Tasso
Vegetarian 
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