In the glass
Aroma: red cherry, violet, wild herbs, graphite
Palate: dark plum, iron, tobacco, sweet spice
Michele Satta's flagship four-way Bolgheri blend, equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
What it pairs with
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Pici al ragu
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Hand-rolled pici and Sangiovese's lead role. -
Bistecca alla fiorentina
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Sangiovese-Cabernet for a T-bone. -
Wild boar pappardelle
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Game ragu finds the blend's leather notes.
History
Michele Satta's Piastraia is the estate's flagship Bolgheri Superiore DOC, a balanced four-way blend produced continuously since 1989.
- 1989 — First Piastraia vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Michele Satta
- Grapes
- Sangiovese (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Merlot (25%), Syrah (25%)
- Classification
- Bolgheri Superiore DOC
- Oak
- 15 months in French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 32 to 48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1989
Scores
- Wine Advocate 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)
- Vinous 92 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)