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DOC Bolgheri

logo bottiglia Varvàra

2009

The name Varvàra is in honor of Baroness Varvàra Wrangler, wife of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and great-grandmother of Count Federico Zileri Dal Verme, the current owner.
This wine was born from the desire to develop a more immediate product while continuing to give importance to the fruit.

blend

50%Cabernet Sauvignon

30%Merlot

Petit Verdot

Syrah

harvest

vinification

Long maceration by the Cabernet Sauvignon, more careful by Syrah and Petit Verdot to preserve fruit and soft tannins. Just after the fermentation we’ve put the wines in barrel, in this vintage 10% new oak (rhone and burgundy stile barrels)

aging

Aged exceptionally longer in barrel (16months)

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terroir

Soil
Calcareous with pH 8, mix of Clay-sand-limestone. Dark brown color

Production Area
Vineyards are placed on a hill at 70m over the sea level. Oriented towards the sea, full sun from the morning to the evening

Density Plantation
6500 plants/hectare

Yield
7500 kg/hectare

awards 2009

Decanter

Silver