Bolgheri

And of course, we are super convinced that, that in whatever direction you will taste the next one, you will, you will be again positively s- surprised or just pleased at least.

I interview one of your colleagues from the region, Leonardo Bellaccini from San Felice, last years, and we talk extensively about Bolgheri turning itself into a formal appellation, specifically so the world would have, you know, something more precise to hold onto than just Super Tuscan, which can feel sometimes a little mysterious.

Uh, if you want the full story, folks, go check our episode 74.

Quite interesting.

It has to be, uh, what we call IGT or what you can call Super Tuscan.

If you go to the coast, the setup is actually totally different.

The coast historically was not a wine region, so when in the same year, so we are again in 1968, the Sassicaia was, uh, created in Bolgheri, there was no wine rules in Bolgheri, so whatever they produced there was anyhow table wine.

And they started to create their Bolgheri DOC only in the mid-'90s in the Maremma where we are with I La Traia.

I used to spend mostly all my summers in Tuscany.

Uh, my parents, uh, used to rent this, uh, old f- mm, uh, farmhouse, uh, in the countryside in Bolgheri, which is a famous place now because of wines.

They started going there in the '70s.

That was amazing.

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Io credo che chiunque va a Bolgheri la cosa da cui viene, eh, colpito è questo meraviglioso viale dei cipressi, no? Quindi hai una natura straordinaria, circondata da vigneti bellissimi, quindi un paesaggio davvero di grande bellezza.

E poi queste due cose-

Io sono Mario Calabresi.

Cioè sei uscita dalla, mi viene da dire, dalla tua comfort zone, dalla tua città, dalla tua regione, e sei andata in Toscana.

E il tuo gruppo oggi è composto da tre marchi, c'è Villa della Torre, ma poi c'è Poggio al Tesoro e, e San Polo.

E allora voglio partire da Poggio al Tesoro, perché dobbiamo andare a Bolgheri, dobbiamo andare in Toscana, dobbiamo andare quasi sul mare.

Qual è la prima immagine che ti ricordi di, di quella terra? Cioè riesci a ricordarti un'impressione che hai avuto quando sei andata lì la prima volta?

for the patients, you know, to enjoy a wine in 20 years' time.

So this, for me, was a very exciting challenge because, you know, being on holiday in Italy for many years with Alena and being exposed to some incredible wines from Tuscany and some beautiful Super Tuscans from Bolgeri, how approachable they are, how elegant they are, and also how they have great ageability.

But they're not overly tannic.

They are made to really complement the food, the cuisine from the area.