Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri

Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri is an Italian wine producer situated in Bolgheri on Tuscany's southern coastline. The 500-hectare (1236-acre) estate is planted to 75ha (185 acres) of vineyard planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah, and it makes a range of wines under the Bolgheri and Toscana IGT classifications.

The main focus of the estate lies with its Bolgheri Superiore and Bolgheri Rosso wines. The flagship Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore is a blend typically of 55 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 percent Merlot and 5 percent Cabernet Franc. Grapes are hand-harvested from a selection of the estate's highest-quality vineyards, and vinified separately, only blended together after 18 months aging in French oak barriques. The wine is then refined in bottle for 12 months.

Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri makes two Bolgheri Rosso wines: Villa Donoratico and Poggio ai Ginepri. Both are aged in oak barriques for between 8-14 months, followed by further aging in bottle prior to release. The estate also produces a Bolgheri Rosato predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, and a white Toscana IGT wine under the Poggio ai Ginepri label made predominantly from Vermentino.

The estate is currently owned by Corrado and Marcello Fratini and Stanislaus Turnauer. A trio of top single vineyard wines is named for members of the Fratini family – Giorgio Bartholomäus (Merlot), Opheliah Maria (Cabernet Sauvignon) and Lavinia Maria (Cabernet Franc). These are only produced in excellent vintage years and are aged for a minimum of three years, with two years spent in French oak barrels.

Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri also makes an extra virgin olive oil from groves located at its Villa Donoratico estate.