Camartina

“2004 Camartina is another irresistibly sexy wine. 95/100”

Robert M. Parker Jr.

The Wine Advocate

June, 2007

“Extraordinary”

Burton Anderson

Italian Wines

2000

“Outstanding, powerful...”

James Suckling

Wine Spectator

November 30, 1999

“A majestic wine having much of the depth
and elegance of a Bordeaux Cru Classé.”

Nicolas Belfrage, MW

Wein Gourmet

2000

Cépages: 70% Cabernet, 30% Sangiovese.

Average production: 28,800 bottles (2,400 cases).

Appellation: Toscana IGT.

First vintage: 1981.

Average yield: Sangiovese 35 hl/ha.

Average alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Ideal service temperature: 15°–18° C (59°–64° F)

The vineyards where the grapes for Camartina are grown

have been cultivated organically since 1988, and have

been converted to a strict biodynamic standard in 2000.

The grapes are carefully selected in the vineyards

and harvested in 8 kilo crates. They are destemmed,

they are not crushed, and then they are conveyed

into temperature controlled stainless steel vats or,

just for the very best parcels, small temperature

controlled concrete vats. Here, alcoholic fermentation,

maceration and malolactic fermentation take place.

Macerations last about 12 days for the Sangiovese,

and up to 20 days for the Cabernet Suvignon.

Afterwards, the wine is transferred to barriques.

The different cépages undergo separate élevage for

one year. At this stage, the best lots, selected through

extensive tasting, are assembled into the final blend,

and they undergo another year of élevage.

The oak is 100% French, and comes Nevers

and Tronçais. It is 80% new and 20% one

year old. The wine is regularly racked and tasted

during the whole barrel maturation. After bottling

the wine rests for about six months before release.

The wine is released no sooner than 30 months

after harvest. Depending on the vintage, it reaches

maturity between 4 and 7 years after harvest. The

plateau lasts until at least 18 years after harvest.

Camartina is made and released only if the vintage

reaches a very high quality level. Camartina was not

produced in 1989, 1992, 1998 and 2002 since the

wine maker decided the quality was not sufficient.

Camartina is bottled and packaged exclusively in

the following formats: 0.750 liter [6 or 12 bottle wooden

case]; 1.5 liter [1 or 6 bottle wooden case]; 3 liter

[1 bottle wooden case]; only in oustanding vintages,

twelve 6 liter bottles [1 bottle case] are made.

2005 Camartina was released in Spring 2008.

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