Castello di Bossi Corbaia

Corbaia Toscana IGT bottle image

Wine Description

Named for the vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in Bossi some 42 years ago, this Super-Tuscan is a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon. Corbaia is stainless steel-fermented and matured in Allier oak barriques, which results in a wine of superb finesse and elegance.

Marco Bacci
Castello di Bossi Vineyard
Castello di Bossi Cellar
Castello di Bossi Corbaia 1985
Jacopo Bacci, Export Manager
Marco Bacci, Owner
Castello di Bossi Winery
Castello di Bossi Estate
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Acclaim
“Walnuts, red cherry essence, mahogany, roasted coffee beans and some meaty elements on the nose and the palate. This full-bodied red opens to fine and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish. A beauty now, but it will improve with age.”
— James Suckling, Sep 2018
“The 2015 Corbaia is a 70-30 blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon that opens to rich and beautiful dark fruit opulence. This is a silky, velvety wine with layers of dried blackberry, plum, spice, leather and a touch of dusty mocha or chocolate. There is a soft and succulent side to this wine, but you also get the firm tannic structure needed for more cellar evolution.”
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard name
The Corbaia vineyard
Vineyard size
18 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
1,155 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Exposure:
Southwestern
Harvest time:
September-October
First vintage of this wine:
1985
Bottles produced of this wine:
20,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
25-30
Varietal composition:
70% Sangiovese, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
84-90 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
18-24 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
9 months
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Analytical Data
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