Love the slow build of this wine, it gently climbs through the palate, savoury and restrained at first, then opening up with a smile, plenty of welcoming dried herbs, chamomile tea, dried rosebuds, orange peel, raspberry fruits. Great quality, full of concentration and lift, push and pull, and just so juicy on the finish. Great stuff, from soils of decomposed limestone and sandstone, aged in large oak casks for the Sangiovese and small barrels for the Cabernet Franc, then 3 months in concrete tanks before bottling. Mazzei family, winemaker Gionarta Pulignani. Tasted with the September Releases and again at the estate | Anson | 2024 | 96
Druiven: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Siepi en Concerto zijn de Super Tuscans van Chianti-wijnhuis Castello di Fonterutoli, in eigendom van de Mazzei-familie. Siepi is een blend van 50% Merlot en 50% Sangiovese. De Sangiovese wordt traditioneel opgevoed in grote eikenhouten vaten, de Merlot modern in kleinere barriques. De Concerto is gedomineerd door Sangiovese (80%) met daarbij 20% Cabernet.
Anson 96 | Wine Advocate 96 | Vinous 95 | Suckling 93