The 2021 Siepi (in a heavy glass bottle) opens to sweet fruit nuances of cooked cherry, blackberry preserves, cinnamon and nutmeg. This full-bodied wine is supple and very soft in terms of mouthfeel, and its flavor profile is expansive and all-encompassing.

98 POINTS JAMES SUCKLING

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96 POINTS ROBERT PARKER

97 POINTS RAFFAELE VECCHIONE

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Siepi, located in Castellina in Chianti, 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.

The wine has an ageing potential of 20 years.

Pairing Suggestions: Flavorful, textured dishes, dark sauces, game, meditation

Maturation: The Sangiovese goes into tonneaux and the Merlot ages in 70% new barrique for 18 months.