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Siepi 2018

Mazzei

Case Format: 6x75cl

Max score: 97.0

Siepi, owned by Mazzei family since 1435, has always been a model vineyard, still managed today with the same kind of respect. Castello di Fonterutoli saw its unique location and special microclimate and had the foresight in the early 1980s to plant Merlot as the ideal grape to complement Sangiovese in a very particular “terroir”, which produces a wine which is perfectly balanced between elegance, power and complexity.

Monumentally built, crispy notes of elder, plum, berries, sandalwood, tobacco, with a very long, bright finish. 50% Merlot, 50% Sangiovese.

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CRITIC REVIEWS

95
Monica Larner

The Mazzei 2018 Siepi is extremely linear and focused, with a pretty mineral signature that makes a nice segue to red and purple fruit, spice and blue flower. Francesco and Filippo Mazzei tell me that they consider this one of their most "gastronomic" or food-friendly vintages of Siepi, a celebrated blend of equal parts Merlot and Sangiovese. These two grapes complement each other beautifully, with the French grape adding dimension and depth and the Italian grape showing a lifted or buoyant quality to the bouquet. This was a healthy production of an ample 38,000 bottles released. It could pair with a classic Tuscan dish of pappardelle in a slowly simmered wild boar sauce.

17
Jancis Robinson

Mid shaded garnet. Much paler than more recent vintages. Sweet Sangiovese! Sangiovese dominates and Merlot just fills in the holes. Fun! Just a bit dusty on the end.

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