2011 Tenuta Argentiera Argentiera Giorgio Bartolomaus, DOC Bolgheri Sup

Along the charming coast of the Alta Maremma, to the south-west of Florence and about 100 km from the city, in the small and prestigious DOC Bolgheri area lies Tenuta Argentiera, which is part of the old Estate of Donoratico that once belonged to the Florentine Serristori family. In Etruscan times, the plateau of the Tenuta was rich in canals, natural springs and silver mines, from which the estate’s present name derives, which made the area an important mining and agricultural centre. The Tenuta is now owned by Stanislaus Turnauer and brothers Corrado and Marcello Fratini.