MAESTRO RARO

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fèlsina’s desire to also valorize non- traditional grape varieties led to an experimental program, begun in the 1980s, to identify the clones best suited to the different soils, followed by grafting, replanting, and subsequent small-scale vinifications. The grapes come primarily from the Poggiolo vineyard. We chose to plant these vineyards with the aim of expressing the Fèlsina terroir through Cabernet Sauvignon—the world’s best-known and most widely planted red grape variety— where that expression is most significant. First vintage: 1987.

General Characteristics

Denomination: Indicazione Geografica Tipica Toscana.
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Growing area: The grapes come from the vineyards Rancia Piccola and Poggiolo.
Vineyard density: About 5.400 vines per hectare.
Training system: Simple Guyot with 5-8 buds.
Harvest: Only hand picked.
Vineyard age: Since the mid-80s were carried out detailed investigations on the grounds of the property to identify the most suitable clones and realize grafting and replanting took place between 1990 and the early 2000s.

After the quality-selected clusters are de-stemmed and pressed, the must is fermented and macerated in stainless steel for 16-20 days at 28°C and 30°C, with programmed punchdowns and daily pumpovers. In March-April, the new wine goes into new French oak barrels; after 18-20 months of maturation, the final blend is assembled, bottled, and ages in glass a minimum of 8-10 months.

Deep red with shades of purple and violet. Aromas of berries, tobacco, leather and black tea, without any particular herbal or grassy notes. Consistent, warm and harmonious on the palate. Good elegance and persistence with ample finish.

AWARDS

  • Wine Spectator
    92
  • James Suckling
    93
  • Vinous
    92
  • Wine Advocate
    94
  • Bibenda
    5 grappoli
  • Winescritic.com
    92
  • Vitae
    4 viti / 94,5
  • James Suckling
    94
  • Vinous
    94
  • Wine Advocate
    95
  • Bibenda
    5 grappoli
  • Falstaff
    90
  • Doctor Wine
    93
  • Winescritic.com
    93
  • Wine Spectator
    91
  • Wine Advocate
    95+
  • James Suckling
    94
  • Vinous
    95
  • Bibenda
    5 grappoli
  • Berliner Wine Trophy
    Gold 2023
  • Wine Spectator
    92
  • Robert Parker
    96
  • James Suckling
    94
  • I vini di Veronelli
    92
  • Falstaff
    90
  • Vinous
    95
  • Vitae
    3 viti
  • Bibenda
    5 grappoli
    I migliori 10 vini dell'anno
  • Falstaff
    90
  • James Suckling
    94
  • Vinous
    93
  • Wine Spectator
    91
  • Robert Parker
    95
  • Falstaff
    90
  • James Suckling
    93
  • Robert Parker
    93
  • Vinous
    93
  • Wine Spectator
    93
  • Wine Advocate
    97
  • James Suckling
    94
  • Wine Advocate
    94
  • James Suckling
    94
  • Vinousmedia
    90
  • Bibenda
    5 Grappoli
  • Falstaff
    91
  • Wine Advocate
    92
  • James Suckling
    92
  • Vinousmedia
    95+
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Spectator
    91
  • James Suckling
    93
  • Vinousmedia
    95
  • Wine Spectator
    92
  • Wine Advocate
    93
  • James Suckling
    93
  • Vinousmedia
    94+
  • Vinousmedia
    94
  • Wine Spectator
    92
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Vinousmedia
    93+
  • Wine Spectator
    92
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Advocate
    94
  • Gambero Rosso
    3 Bicchieri
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Vinousmedia
    94
  • Wine Advocate
    92
  • Vinousmedia
    92
  • Wine Advocate
    95
  • Wine Spectator
    93
  • Wine Advocate
    90
  • Gambero Rosso
    3 Bicchieri
  • Wine Spectator
    91
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Spectator
    90
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Spectator
    90
  • Gambero Rosso
    3 Bicchieri
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Spectator
    91
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Wine Spectator
    94
  • Duemilavini
    5 Grappoli
  • Gambero Rosso
    3 Bicchieri
  • Gambero Rosso
    3 Bicchieri
  • Wine Spectator
    91

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