To describe a wine, it is necessary to find out about its origin – the landscape, the place, the environment from which it is born: this is the only way to fully understand its nature. Villa Donoratico is a decidedly consistent and complex wine that reveals a deep bond with the territory.
Villa Donoratico is a decidedly consistent and complex wine that never risks normality, demonstrating a character deeply linked to territory. Matured in oak, it is extraordinarily drinkable and faithful to its identity, year after year. A nose full of red fruit and a pleasant spice on the palate with notes reminiscent of licorice.
This red wine from Italy is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C as an accompaniment to spring rolls filled with minced meat, fennel salad with red lentils or spicy chestnut soup.
2020 Vintage Ratings:
93 Points - James Suckling
A chewy and rich red with blackberry, blueberry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Full-bodied. Lots of fruit and tannin structure. A little rough-edged now and needs three to four years to soften. Drink after 2025.
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Sanguine, earthy and metallic on the nose, with stones, gunpowder, black plums, blackberries and then a riot of herbs. Chocolate and more berries appears on the palate on top of heat and earth. Mouth filling and rich, but not overly lush thanks to tannins that form a tight but flexible net around everything.
2022 Vintage Ratings:
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Aromas of pepper, wet slate tart blackberries and wild fennel swirl together to create a refreshing, invigorating nose. The palate layers more blackberries over black licorice and dark chocolate, before a finish of bitter citrus and tea leaf tang. Very lively acid bounces around taut tannins.
93 Points - James Suckling
I like the currant and tar aromas with some bayleaf that follow through to a medium body, with creamy and polished tannins that give this depth and intensity. Very polished palate. Drink or hold.
92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Argentiera 2022 Bolgheri Rosso Villa Donoratico is rich and velvety on first inspection, with a generous bouquet. The wine shows aromas of black cherry and blackberry preserves. The 2022 growing season was hot, with heat spikes lasting until mid-August. These conditions have created a front-loaded red with a moment of thinness on the mid-palate. Pair it with barbecued meats and ribs.
