Toscana IGT "Balifico" 2016
IGT Toscana
Castello di Volpaia
€84,30
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Year: 2016
The vintage began with a hot and then very rainy spring until mid-June, followed by a hot and dry summer with high water stress on the vines. A heavy rainfall in mid-September, followed by a drop in temperature, allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly.
Tasting
color:intense ruby red, with dark purple reflections.
perfume:fine and elegant with notes of blackberry and blueberry combined with hints of cinnamon and woody.
taste:soft, round with good structure. Very persistent aftertaste of red fruit.
Awards
Vinum
Falstaff
95 points
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Wine Spectator
94 points
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Vinous Galloni
94 points
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luca Maroni
94 points
Wine & Spirits
93 points
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Veronelli
93 points
Suckling
92-93 points
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Gambero Rosso
1 bicchiere
Shortly after its release in 1985, Balifico was awarded the label Supertuscan.
Balifico wine is named after the renowned Volpaia’s vineyard on which its grapes are grown
Orientation of the vineyard
Orientation: South-Southwest
Altitude
Altitude: 1,417-1,607 FASL
Size of the vines
Area: 8.95 ac
Density: 2,200 vines/ac
Density: 2,200 vines/ac
Vines and occupied area
65% Sangiovese
35% Cabernet Sauvignon
35% Cabernet Sauvignon
Type of attachment of the vine
Vineyard's attaching: Guyot
Soil type by vine
Ground: Sandstone
History of wine
Balifico, mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon for Volpaia’s Supertuscan.
The first Supertuscans were created in the 1970s by Chianti Classico producers who rejected a restrictive government regulation that dictated which grapes were required to go into wines labeled as from the region.
As such, to identify those with superior quality, the international press informally introduced the term: Supertuscan. Nevertheless these high quality wines were soon acclaimed by the International press as Supertuscans.
