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2010
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.
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
Petit Verdot
Syrah
Picked at top ripeness, destemmed, fermented in inox vats; 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)
Longer aging in barrel (15months)
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
The 2010 summer was very constant, dry climate and temperature raised never over 30 degrees, condition that allowed a good ripeness process just the autumn instability joined us too early, begin September with any days rain and untypical cool weather, grape had ripe tannins but less sugar concentration.
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2 bicchieri
Wine Spectator
89 pts
Falstaff
91 pts
I vini di Veronelli
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James Suckling
91 pts
Le guide de l'Espresso
15 pts