Description
Monte Solaio’s Boccasanta has a pale yellow color and a taste that drifts gently to citrus. It is persistent and softly dry in the mouth. Each variety is harvested in multiple steps and the grapes are vinified separately. The harvest is strictly manual. Once transferred to the cellar, the grapes are de-stemmed and kept for 48 hours at 5° C in a stainless steel tank. Subsequently the grapes are gently pressed. This process yields “must” (juice, skins, stems), which is then poured into stainless steel tanks, and alcoholic fermentation then takes place at a temperature of 15° C. In February the wines are assembled for bottling.
Monte Solaio is a stellar property in the Suvereto region. The estate sits on 178 hectares in the Campiglia Marittima, the end of a mountainous spur that culminates in steep slopes facing the ocean just a few miles away across the Val di Cornia. The south- and west-facing slopes catch the sun’s heat, but the breezes off the ocean make the climate ideal for complex, expressive wines.
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