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Argena vineyard: the recovery of an old vineyard for a modern antique-flavoured wine

A unique adventure started with the intention of preserving the ancient traditions.

Thus began years ago the revitalization of an old vineyard of over 30 years thanks to the idea of Ascanio Orlandini and his father Pier Francesco who have dedicated many years to the restoration of the land leaving on the soil the old vineyards...

Located in the middle of the forest between the Castle of Gargonza and the Castle of Calcione near Monte San Savino, the vineyard was in a semi-abandoned state before it was annexed to the family property.

From that moment it was revitalized with the intention to express the characteristics of its terroir, so special just for the position.

With this attention, Argena wine born, becoming a special wine from Sangiovese grapes with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon.

A unique terroir combined with original clones, the small production resulting from the aged vineyard, the traditional method of vinification in wood and the following refinement in barrique, transfer to the Argena wine an incredible unicity.

The family Orlandini took care of the old vines using only natural fertilizers, regenerating the land and the plants with partial replacements of Cabernet Sauvignon and protecting them from the wildlife of the forest. After a few years here was born a wine of great quality, Argena, a special wine, unique expression of the vineyard itself.

This wine is produced thanks to a method based on wooden boxes, manual labor and small quantities.

The use of barrels in the fermentation process is probably the element that gives the Argena wine its distinctive and unique notes season by season.

At the end, Argena, A Great Reason for Every Season

‘You don't drink wine only, you sniff it, you look, taste, sip and talk about it.

And let me close with this: drinking good wine with good food, good company is one of the most civilized pleasures of life.’

(Edoardo VII)

Argena Wines

Argena I.G.T 2000

Wine from Sangiovese grapes and small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, produced from the 30 years old Argena vineyard.

A late harvest (vendemmia tardiva) with a manual selection of the best grapes ensures the best quality of raw materials brought into the cellar.

Vinification takes place in vats, wooden barrels of French oak with abundant manual punching during the first eight days of fermentation, followed by a long maceration of the skins for a total of 21 days.

After the stopover in barrel tanks, the new wine is transferred before in French barriques for twelve months and after in 26 hl. wooden barrels.

The wine was bottled in the second week of September 2003, unfiltered and aged in glass.

The production was 6,997 regular 75 cl. bottles and 999 magnum.

Ruby and brown colour, beautiful shine and complex scent. Vibrant fruity note and well melted hints of oak. Taste mature, and scents of  minerals.

Argena I.G.T 2001

Wine from Sangiovese grapes and small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, produced from the 30 years old Argena vineyard.

A late harvest (vendemmia tardiva) with a manual selection of the best grapes ensures the best quality of raw materials brought into the cellar.

Vinification takes place in vats, wooden barrels of French oak with abundant manual punching during the first eight days of fermentation, followed by a long maceration of the skins for a total of 21 days.

After the stopover in barrel tanks, the new wine is transferred before in French barriques for twelve months and after in 26 hl. wooden barrels.

The wine was bottled in the fourth week of September 2006 with a very light filtration and then aged in glass.

Production was by 8,219 regular 75 cl. bottles and half regular bottles and 380 magnums.

Bright Ruby red colour. Fresh scent of ripe fruit, apple and cherry, and a note of vanilla from the wood; very firm tannins, very gentle final evoking for sweetness good pipe tobaccos, no overloads.

Argena I.G.T 2003

Wine from Sangiovese grapes and small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, produced from the 30 years old Argena vineyard.

A late harvest (vendemmia tardiva) with a manual selection of the best grapes ensures the best quality of raw materials brought into the cellar.

Vinification takes place in vats, wooden barrels of French oak with abundant manual punching during the first eight days of fermentation, followed by a long maceration of the skins for a total of 21 days.

After the stopover in barrel tanks, the new wine is transferred before in French barriques for twelve months and after in 26 hl. wooden barrels.

The wine was bottled in the second week of September 2007 with a very light filtration and then aged in glass.

The production was 5,166 regular 75 cl. bottles and 617 magnum.

Beautiful coloring of medium intensity typical of a Real Sangiovese wine. Complex spicy note, hot elements of Mediterranean and cherry. Nice roundness of taste and nice thick.

Argena I.G.T 2004

Wine from Sangiovese grapes and small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, produced from the 30 years old Argena vineyard.

A late harvest (vendemmia tardiva) with a manual selection of the best grapes ensures the best quality of raw materials brought into the cellar.

Vinification takes place in vats, wooden barrels of French oak with abundant manual punching during the first eight days of fermentation, followed by a long maceration of the skins for a total of 21 days.

After the stopover in barrel tanks, the new wine is transferred before in French barriques for twelve months and after in 26 hl. wooden barrels.

The wine was bottled in the third week of September 2008 with a very light filtration and then aged in glass.

Production was by 5,698 regular 75 cl. bottles and 499 magnum.

Beautiful color light but elegant. Well-balanced aroma, clean and clear. Structured perfume, young, elegant and harmonious.