Ceralti is an organic estate in Donoratico on the Tyrrhenian coast of Tuscany. It makes wine under the Bolgheri DOC.
Owner: Dott Iacopo Alfeo (+39 339.6103865) who is an agronomist and oenologist. Met him at Vinitaly March 2015. His parents are Roberta and Walter Alfeo.
Vineyards: 10ha (2014) of vines on a 70ha estate which includes 12ha of olives, plus peaches and woodland.
Organic certification: 2013 First vintage with full organic certification.
White wines
Bolgheri Vermentino, Ceralti: 2003 5,500 bottles. | 2014 100% Vermentino. 100% MLF (normally no MLF but cool, wet, sunless vintage). Get some dilution but well made, clear at Vinitaly March 2015.
Toscana Bianco, Sogno di Cleofe: 2003 100% Malvasia di Candia. 1,300 bottles.
Toscana Bianco, Lunarae:
Pink wines
Rosato, Nubia: 2014 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Hand picked, pressed slowly. Very good, really well made (Vinitaly March 2015).
Red wines
Bolgheri Rosso DOC, Scirè: 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Unoaked. Nice and tight, cedary classic, well done (Vinitaly March 2015).
Bolgheri Rosso DOC Superiore, Alfeo: 2014 Bottled.
Bolgheri Rosso DOC Superiore, Sonoro: Iron-rich soil. | 2012 Black fruit, sticky, dense (Vinitaly March 2015).
Contact
Azienda Agricola Ceralti
Via dei Ceralti, 77
57022 Donoratico (LI), Italy
Tel+39 0565 763989 | Website www.ceralti.com
GPS Coordinates: 43.156150, 10.569458