In essentia
Argentiera is a magical place lying at the Southern tip of
the Castagneto Carducci area, cradle of the Bolgheri doc denomination.
The estate enjoys a privileged site, with its vineyards
lying close to the shore yet at some of the highest elevations in the
denomination, where sunlight, marine breezes, and views out over the Tyrrhenian
Sea meld together into a limitless landscape of magnificent elements.
An enchanted creation of nature, where the distinctive
characteristics of each vineyard find their most harmonious and effective
expression.
In equilibrium
The estate extends over 153 hectares and embraces a
one-of-a-kind biodiversity, a fundamentally important biological mosaic that
allows the vineyards to flourish to their optimum extent, protected from
insects, harmful animals, and climate-change stress.
The chequered plots of Mediterranean scrub create expansive
corridors for sea breezes that blow through the entire year, ensuring dry, mild
weather.
These winds, combined with significant day-night temperature
differentials during the ripening period, are, in fact, one of Argentiera’s
most valuable natural resources. The arrangement of the vineyards in the shape
of an open conch facing the sea, designed to gather its reflected sunlight,
contributes an essential component of this exceptional meso-climate, without
peer in the Bolgheri area.
The 85 hectares of estate vineyards are sub-divided into four clearly-defined viticultural areas, each featuring quite different geo-morphologic complexes.