TUSCANY: BOLGHERI 2017
Picture a berry more similar to a blueberry than a grape: this is essentially a snapshot of the 2017 vintage in Bolgheri: one of the hottest, driest years on record in Tuscany.
There was not much confidence in this vintage, to be honest, nor were there many expectations after the great 2015 and the extraordinary 2016. A particularly mild winter, with temperatures more than 3°C higher than the seasonal average and rains within the norm, prompted the vines to bud almost two weeks earlier than usual.
A sudden drop in temperature on 9 April caused frost in various parts of the region. Thanks to the mitigating and the more esteemed, eastern portion called – were just barely grazed by the frost.
