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Terratico di Bibbona DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCTERRATICO DI BIBBONAAAIT99809954Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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Created to give the strip of coast immediately north of Bolgheri its own name, with the same maritime climate and the same Bordeaux-plus-Syrah playbook. The reds are ripe, dark and modern: black plum, cassis, sweet spice and rounded tannin, with more Sangiovese in the cheaper blends. Almost every serious producer in the area (Casadei, Sator and others) prefers Toscana IGT, so DOC-labeled bottles are scarce even locally.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Fattoria Casa di Terra

    Terratico di Bibbona Rosso Lenaia

    Merlot, Cabernet and Sangiovese blend from a Bolgheri-adjacent estate; plum, blackberry, vanilla, soft tannin; the one DOC bottle with any US trace.

    $22 to $30Wine-Searcher
  • Fattoria Casa di Terra

    Terratico di Bibbona Vermentino

    Saline, citrusy coastal Vermentino; buy in Italy.

    $14 to $18Wine-Searcher