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Chianti Classico DOCG 'Fonterutoli' 2018 (750 ml.) - Mazzei
'Fonterutoli' by Mazzei comes from 120 different company parcels, after the master blend of his elder brother. This Chianti undergoes a period of aging in oak barrels, 40% new, for 12 months, before being bottled. Elegant body and very well proportioned. Aromas of berries, enriched with pleasant spicy notes. Soft and intense taste.
THE WINE
'Fonterutoli' by Mazzei comes from 120 different company parcels, after the master blend of his elder brother. This Chianti undergoes a period of aging in oak barrels, 40% new, for 12 months, before being bottled. Elegant body and very well proportioned. Aromas of berries, enriched with pleasant spicy notes. Soft and intense taste.
THE COMPANY
That of the Marquises Mazzei is a family that can boast an unparalleled heritage immersed in the Tuscan wine tradition. Theirs is in fact a story that begins many centuries ago, in the medieval village of Castello di Fonterutoli, and which continues for 24 generations. A village, that of Fonterutoli, overlooking the Val d'Elsa, and belonging to the Mazzei family since 1435, still preserves its original aspect of a quiet country village: a few houses, the church of San Miniato and the villa built at the end of 1500 instead of the fortified castle.
The estate is located a few kilometers south of Castellina, in the heart of the Chianti Classico, and includes over six hundred hectares of land, of which more than one hundred are planted in vineyards and are located in the most beautiful areas of the denomination: Fonterutoli, Siepi, Badiola, Belvedere and Caggio. Vineyards that have made the history of the Chianti Classico, mainly cultivated with Sangiovese, a variety that has found its land of choice here, capable of expressing great aromas and elegance in the highest areas, structure and power in the lower ones. It is therefore no coincidence that Castello di Fonterutoli is considered as one of the most significant companies in the entire Chianti Classico, always projected in search of new qualitative frontiers, in the vineyard as in the cellar. A job and a journey that have brought the wines of the Castle to be renowned worldwide, and to constitute a point of reference for all the Chianti Classico.
But it does not stop there: the propensity to search for ever new challenges and the continuous search for excellence have pushed Mazzei to expand their horizons towards new frontiers in the field of viticulture and winemaking, in addition to Chianti Classico, also in the Tuscan Maremma , with Tenuta Belguardo, and in Sicily with Tenuta Zisola. Realities that today produce wines with a clear territorial imprint, true ambassadors of their respective denominations.
Data sheet
- Product Category
- Red Wine
- Designation
- Chianti Classico DOCG
- Grape / Raw material
- sangiovese
- Variety
- sangiovese 90%, malvasia nera & colorino & merlot 10%
- Vintage - Cuvée
- 2018
- Size
- 750 ml.
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- IT - Tuscany
- Alcohol Content
- 14% vol.
- Service Temperature
- 16° – 18° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Large calyx with a long stem
- Awards
- Decanter Bronze Medal, Veronelli 2 Stars, Vini Buoni d'Italia
- Scores
- Robert Parker 92/100, James Suckling 92/100
- Food Matches
- Pasta or Rice with Meat, Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Vegetables and Legumes, Red Meat
- Tasting
- Color: ruby red.Bouquet: floral, fruity, delicately spicy unique for finesse.Taste: structured, rich and of great harmony. Fresh, closes with a final decisive persistence and elegance.
Specific References
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Product Category - Red Wine Designation - Chianti Classico DOCG Grape / Raw material - sangiovese Variety - sangiovese 90%, merlot 10% Aging Class - Great Selection Vintage - Cuvée - 2017 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Tuscany Alcohol Content - 13.5% vol. Service Temperature - 16° – 18° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Packaging - Gift Box Set Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Red Meat, Aged Cheese Tasting - Color: ruby red Bouquet: floral, fruity, delicately spicy, unique for its finesse Taste: structured, rich and of great harmony. Fresh, it closes with a final of decisive persistence and elegance.
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Product Category - Red Wine Designation - Toscana Rosso IGT Grape / Raw material - sangiovese, merlot Variety - sangiovese 50%, merlot 50% Vintage - Cuvée - 2017 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Tuscany Alcohol Content - 14.5% vol. Service Temperature - 16° – 18° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Scores - James Suckling 95/100, Robert Parker 94/100 Packaging - Gift Box Set, Hand-Wrapped Food Matches - Pasta or Rice with Meat, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Red Meat Tasting - Color: dark ruby red.Bouquet: beautiful notes of cocoa, liquorice, coffee and small red fruits in jam.Taste: monumental, complex, rich and very long. Closes with a final of rare thickness and persistence.
Toscana Rosso 'Siepi' by Mazzei is a mythical wine, coming from the homonymous plot of about 6 hectares. It has always stood out for its elegance, considered by Gambero Rosso as one of the 50 wines that have changed Italy and chosen by Wine Spectator as one of the best 100 Italian wines of 2018. Supertuscan that ages 18 months in small French oak barrels.
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Product Category - Red Wine Designation - Chianti Classico DOCG Grape / Raw material - sangiovese Aging Class - Great Selection Vintage - Cuvée - 2017 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Tuscany Alcohol Content - 13.5% vol. Service Temperature - 16° – 18° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Awards - Veronelli 3 Stars, Vini Buoni d'Italia Scores - Robert Parker 95/100, James Suckling 95/100, Wine Spectator 91/100 Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese Tasting - Color: ruby red Bouquet: pronounced floral, fruity, delicately spiced Taste: structured, rich and of great harmony. Fresh, persistent and elegant.
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'Vicoregio 36' by Mazzei is made from the vineyard of the same name where 36 Sangiovese biotypes have been planted, the result of 50 years of research and study on this vine. The vineyard is located in Castelnuovo Berardenga, on a plateau that is very well lit throughout the day, at an altitude of 350 meters above sea level, and is characterized by large day / night temperature variations and by a terrain made up of alberese and sandstone. The result is a Chianti Classico Gran Selezione where Sangiovese is expressed in the warmest version: with intensity, richness of color and pronounced bouquet.
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