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Siepi 2020

Mazzei

Case Format: 3x150cl

Max score: 98.0

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

Equal parts Merlot and Sangiovese, the Mazzei 2020 Siepi is a terrific vintage in a long line of wines that I had the pleasure of tasting through last year in a complete retrospective. The first vintage produced was 1992. The soils in the Siepi vineyard are especially deep, and the site is surrounded by forests to keep it cool. These conditions give rise to abundant aromas of sweet black cherry, underbrush and blue wild flower. This is a medium to full-bodied Tuscan red that shows enormous elegance and depth.

97
James Button

Yields in 2020 were down due to cold spells in April which affected the vines that had already begun budburst, however the summer was pretty average in terms of temperature and rainfall, allowing for a successful growing season. Bottled this May/June and released on La Place on 14 September 2022, the youthful 2020 vintage of Siepi is bursting with black and blue fruits, floral and spice aromas. Intense, concentrated and silky in the mouth, it features balsamic blueberry alongside richer black cherry and a streak of pomegranate. Liquorice, coffee, spice and tar notes from oak ageing are still in the foreground but will settle down and eventually provide a complex backdrop for the fruit to shine. The palate is nicely freshened up by high acidity, which brings clarity and length. 29,000 bottles produced.

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