Guado al Melo

The Scienza family estate in Bolgheri, bought in 1998 on land with documented vineyards since the early 1800s. Michele Scienza runs it with his father Attilio, one of Italy's best-known viticulture scholars. Atis and Jassarte were first made in 2003.

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4 wines in our portfolio

Red"Rute" Bolgheri RossoDOC · 2022 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
Mostly: Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot (about 80/20%) It is vinified without corrections or additions that could alter the territorial characteristics of the grapes. The bunches are di-rasped and pressed in a very soft way. After fermentation and maceration, it is refined for about 12 months in used barrels on the fine dummy and 6 months in the bottle. Not filtered but poured. Alcohol 14% Vol.
Red"Atis" Bolgheri Superiore, wooden boxTre Bicchieri · Gambero RossoDOC · 2021 · 750 ml
Awards
Tre Bicchieri · Gambero Rosso — "Three Glasses", the top rating in Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, Italy's leading wine guide. Only a few hundred of the 25,000+ wines tasted each year receive it.
Grapes & tasting notes
Grapes: mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Produced only in the best vintages, it is vinified without corrections or additions that alter the territorial characteristics of the grapes. It is aged for about 24 months in non-new barrels, on fine scum, and about 12 months in bottle. Not filtered. Atis fragrances are reminiscent of spices, small fruits, pipe tobacco, liquorice and balsamic notes. In the mouth it is very intense and full, with good structure and great elegance. Alcohol 13.5 % vol.
White"Airone" VermentinoIGT · 2024 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
Vermentino 100% The must is clearead by natural precipitation, leaving it in a cool place for one night. At the end of the fermentation the wine remained for about 4 months on the fine lees (on the lees), with frequent mixing. At the end, we clarified it from the lees with natural cold precipitation and a light filtration. It then remained in the bottle for at least 3 months. Bright, pleasant and harmonious color, sapid, with the typical notes of grapefruit of the vine, slight hints of exotic fruit and aromatic herbs.
Red"Jassarte", 30 grapes91 Robert ParkerIGT · 2017 · 750 ml
Awards
91 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
Grapes & tasting notes
GRAPES: Syrah and 29 other grapes. it is aged for about 24 months in wood not new, on the fine drip, and about 12 months in the bottle. Not filtered. The nose is very elegant, with different notes that recall the red fruit, incense, spices and mint, which open as the wine stays in the glass. In the mouth it reveals itself very fresh, balanced, more elegant than powerful and long-lasting. Alcohol 14,5%

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