This is big wine from a lower denomination that offers good value when compared to the estate's top-shelf releases. The Argentiera 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico is up front in terms of mouthfeel with lots of immediate intensity delivered to the mid-palate. The wine is articulate and generous with thick layers of black fruit, stewed plum, sweet earth and pressed blackberry. You get everything you want from a Bolgheri Rosso. In fact, you get a wine that tastes more like a Bolgheri Superiore. The blend is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. Production is 120,000 bottles.
94 points, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Feb 2024)
The deep red/purple 2021 Villa Donoratico displays a flashy and sexy style, with lush aromas of vanilla bean, blackberry liqueur, crushed sage, lavender, and cocoa cascading from the glass. Supple, rounded and inviting, it offers fantastic balance and harmonious structure. It's a head-turner of a wine from this spectacular vintage, with all the lush fruit you come to expect from this estate as well as an exquisite finish. Give this one some time in the cellar, and the rewards will be high as it moves into its more secondary and tertiary profile with notes of polished leather and Mediterranean herbs. Drink 2026-2040.
94 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Jan 2024)
Attractive cabernet-based red with currant and berry aromas and undertones of lead pencil and spice. Herbs. Full-bodied with walnuts, chocolate and fruit. Very fine tannins with a finesse and beauty. Drinkable but better in 2025.
94 points, James Suckling (Jul 2023)
The 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico is a terrific entry-level offering. A burst of dark cherry/plum fruit, cedar, tobacco, spice, new leather, blood orange and menthol come together to make a strong opening statement. This bold, fruity blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot is a total delight.
92 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Dec 2024)
The nose begins with black cherries and blackberries, but eventually notes of salt and pepper push to the front. Cherries remain on the palate, with chocolate adding to the rich sweetness, before a complex finish of warmth, spice and dusty chalk. Tannins cling while the acidity sings.
92 points, Danielle Callegari, Wine Enthusiast (Nov 2023)
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