POGGIO AL TESORO SONDRAIA 15

Demonstrating Bolgheri’s ability to produce an original and easily recognizable Bordeaux blend, grapes for Le Sondraia come from the first vineyard Allegrini bought in Bolgheri which is just next door to Ornellaia.Most of the Cabernet Sauvignon fruit for this blend was sourced from the three hectare Via Bolgherese vineyard situated at 56 metres above sea level. Composed of coarse red sand, the soils are rich in gravel, well-drained and have a clay layer at a depth of 120cm. The planting density is 9,000 vines per hectare. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and the remaining Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the 12 hectare Le Sondraie vineyard situated 35 metres above sea level. These soils are free-draining, a mixture of clay and sandy silt, with high levels of magnesium and iron. With a density of 7,500 vines per hectare, the vines are cordon trained and spur pruned.