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Biserno 2018 75cl

IGT | Bolgheri | Tuscany | Italy
CHF 135.15
Critics scores
96 Robert Parker
The 2018 Biserno is a beast of a wine (packaged in a heavy glass bottle) that fills the room with its perfumes as you pour the wine into your glass. The bouquet is thickly layered and rich with potent notes of ripe blackberry and blackish plum followed by baker's chocolate, spice and dark mahogany or cigar box. Excellent work has been achieved to tame the tannins, and the wine offers a long, polished feel and an impactful, full-bodied presence. The blend of fruit used here (from a seven-hectare parcel) is 28% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Production is 30,000 bottles.<br/>The current evolution of this estate sees Tenuta di Biserno and Lodovico as two parallel brands under the Tenuta di Biserno umbrella. Tenuta di Biserno is managed by Niccolò Marzichi Lenzi, the son of Ilaria Antinori (sister to Piero and Lodovico Antinori) and is a family business spanning several generations. Tenuta di Biserno farms 40 hectares of vines in Bibbona, just across the municipality line from Bolgheri. The vines were planted in 2002 in mixed calcareous clay soils known locally as "Bolgheri conglomerates." High density, 6,500-plants-per-hectare spacing was used for Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A few years later, a special parcel within the estate was recognized for its distinctive results. That parcel would become the Vigna Lodovico for the wine Lodovico.<br/>The 2018 Biserno is a beast of a wine (packaged in a heavy glass bottle) that fills the room with its perfumes as you pour the wine into your glass. The bouquet is thickly layered and rich with potent notes of ripe blackberry and blackish plum followed by baker's chocolate, spice and dark mahogany or cigar box. Excellent work has been achieved to tame the tannins, and the wine offers a long, polished feel and an impactful, full-bodied presence. The blend of fruit used here (from a seven-hectare parcel) is 28% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Production is 30,000 bottles.<br/>The current evolution of this estate sees Tenuta di Biserno and Lodovico as two parallel brands under the Tenuta di Biserno umbrella. Tenuta di Biserno is managed by Niccolò Marzichi Lenzi, the son of Ilaria Antinori (sister to Piero and Lodovico Antinori) and is a family business spanning several generations. Tenuta di Biserno farms 40 hectares of vines in Bibbona, just across the municipality line from Bolgheri. The vines were planted in 2002 in mixed calcareous clay soils known locally as "Bolgheri conglomerates." High density, 6,500-plants-per-hectare spacing was used for Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A few years later, a special parcel within the estate was recognized for its distinctive results. That parcel would become the Vigna Lodovico for the wine Lodovico.<br/>
96 Robert Parker
The 2018 Biserno is a beast of a wine (packaged in a heavy glass bottle) that fills the room with its perfumes as you pour the wine into your glass. The bouquet is thickly layered and rich with potent notes of ripe blackberry and blackish plum followed by baker's chocolate, spice and dark mahogany or cigar box. Excellent work has been achieved to tame the tannins, and the wine offers a long, polished feel and an impactful, full-bodied presence. The blend of fruit used here (from a seven-hectare parcel) is 28% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Production is 30,000 bottles.<br/>The current evolution of this estate sees Tenuta di Biserno and Lodovico as two parallel brands under the Tenuta di Biserno umbrella. Tenuta di Biserno is managed by Niccolò Marzichi Lenzi, the son of Ilaria Antinori (sister to Piero and Lodovico Antinori) and is a family business spanning several generations. Tenuta di Biserno farms 40 hectares of vines in Bibbona, just across the municipality line from Bolgheri. The vines were planted in 2002 in mixed calcareous clay soils known locally as "Bolgheri conglomerates." High density, 6,500-plants-per-hectare spacing was used for Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A few years later, a special parcel within the estate was recognized for its distinctive results. That parcel would become the Vigna Lodovico for the wine Lodovico.<br/>The 2018 Biserno is a beast of a wine (packaged in a heavy glass bottle) that fills the room with its perfumes as you pour the wine into your glass. The bouquet is thickly layered and rich with potent notes of ripe blackberry and blackish plum followed by baker's chocolate, spice and dark mahogany or cigar box. Excellent work has been achieved to tame the tannins, and the wine offers a long, polished feel and an impactful, full-bodied presence. The blend of fruit used here (from a seven-hectare parcel) is 28% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Production is 30,000 bottles.<br/>The current evolution of this estate sees Tenuta di Biserno and Lodovico as two parallel brands under the Tenuta di Biserno umbrella. Tenuta di Biserno is managed by Niccolò Marzichi Lenzi, the son of Ilaria Antinori (sister to Piero and Lodovico Antinori) and is a family business spanning several generations. Tenuta di Biserno farms 40 hectares of vines in Bibbona, just across the municipality line from Bolgheri. The vines were planted in 2002 in mixed calcareous clay soils known locally as "Bolgheri conglomerates." High density, 6,500-plants-per-hectare spacing was used for Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A few years later, a special parcel within the estate was recognized for its distinctive results. That parcel would become the Vigna Lodovico for the wine Lodovico.<br/>
96 Vinous
Producer
Tenuta di Biserno
Lodovico Antinori is the brilliant force behind these two estates, Tenuta di Biserno and Campo di Sasso. The wines coming from these properties have been built on Lodovico’s ability to foresee a terroir’s true potential. Focus and determination has led to the production of his unrivaled wines. Amongst the sloping hills of Bibbona, Tenuta di Biserno lies in Alta Maremma, bordering the historic village of Bolgheri. The nearly 50-hectare estate was discovered in 1995 when Lodovico was searching to expand the already notable Ornellaia property. Due to its distinctive terroir, much hillier and stonier than Ornellaia, Lodovico declared this plot be used for its very own project. Joining forces with brother, Marchese Piero Antinori and landowner Umberto Mannoni – the Biserno estate came to life. Their flagship, eponymously labeled Biserno is a thoughtful blend of Cabernet Franc with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. While the property also produces a second wine, Il Pino di Biserno and a super cuvée named after Lodovico himself, which is made from an individual plot of vines ensuring its unique character and personality.