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  • Country ranking ?

    136
  • Producer ranking ?

    8
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    2027-2040
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted duck, Grilled beef & hard mature cheeses

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The Story

Siepi, owned by Mazzei family since 1435, has always been a model farm, still managed today with the same kind of respect.

A unique location, a special microclimate, the foresight in the early 1980s to plant Merlot as the ideal grape to complement Sangiovese in a very particular "terroir" produce a wine which is perfectly balanced between elegance, power and complexity.

Producer: Castello di Fonterutoli

Vineyard: Siepi – Castellina in Chianti, Toscana

Soil: Mainly Alberese

Age of vines: 20-33 years

Altitude: 260m south to south-west exposure

Blend: 50% Sangiovese, 50% Merlot

Soil: Mainly Alberese

Vineyards age: 20 - 33 years

First vintage: 1992

Ageing potential: Over 20 years

Key descriptors: Monumentally built, crispy notes of elder, plum, berries, sandalwood, tobacco, with a very long, bright finish

Food pairing: Flavorful, textured dishes, dark sauces, game, blue cheeses

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Average Bottle Price

2021
80€

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Written Notes

Tremendous wine with purple colour and violet hue. Excellent nose with aroma reminiscent of aromatic herbs, sage and thyme, backed by ripe blackberries, blackcurrants and elderberries, discreet spiciness and a hints o graphite and cold smoke. On the palate excellent depth and length, complex with multi-layered finish, ripe fruit repeated from the nose, excellent depth and length. A great wine which has improved since tasted as cask sample. The best Siepi ever? To be discussed. 

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Origin

Chianti, Tuscany

Grapes

50% Merlot
50% Sangiovese

Drinking temperature

17-18C
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