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Poggio Argentiera - Azienda Agraria Poggio Argentiera
Address - Località Banditella, Alberese, 58010
Telephone - +39 0564 405099
Fax - +39 0564 405199
Visit Poggio Argentiera - Azienda Agraria Poggio Argentiera's Website
Estates:
Poggio Argentiera is made up of two estates, both typical of the area around Grosseto, Podere Adua and Podere Feeling.
This farm was built in the early part of the last century, when the Maremma area was drained and made suitable for farming. It has 22 hectares, of which 14 are planted with vineyards. It is few miles south of Grosseto, and about 5 miles inland from the sea, in a peaceful setting by the Maremma Nature reserve. The winery and offices are also here.
The land is few metres above sea level, flat and sandy, and the climate is typically Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and short, mild winters, with most of the rainfall concentrated in February and March. Most of the vineyards are young with high density planting (6000 plants per hectare), and there are also some older vineyards which vary from 15 to 30 years old.
The winery and barrel cellar, bottling plant and warehouse are newly built and designed to provide the best environment for producing and storing our wines.
This farm is in Fontequaranta, near the small village of Baccinello, not far from Scansano. The soil is sandy-clay mixed with shingle, and gives excellent drainage.The vineyards all benefit from drip irrigation. This land is perfect for vines and produces grapes of an exceptionally high quality. The altitude varies from 150 to 250 meteres above sea level, giving a view to Castiglione della Pescaia to the east and Monte Amiata to the north.
10 hectares are under vine, at a density of 5680 plants per hectare. The varieties are Sangiovese, Alicante, Syrah, Montepulciano and Chardonnay, and all are vinified at Podere Adua.
The marriage of these two different terrains and micro-climates gives us the opportunity to produce wines that encompass all the diversity of the Maremman terroir and that express it in all its richness.
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