(March 2022) … This extensive area is characterized by very different climatic conditions, which deeply influences the characteristics of wine produced there. (60 wines tasted – these are my top scoring wines, along with some brief notes)
Cantina “I Vini di Maremma” 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Albarese Bio
(ciliegiolo) … smokier and more bubblegum-like then most tasted today – (***+)
Agricola Suberli di Ciacci Tiziano 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Mirus – (*** ½)
Azienda Agricola Valentini 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Vivoli – (*** ½)
Cacciagrande 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Cacciagrande
(red blend) … juicy black cherry – (*** ½)
Cantina di Pitigliano 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Neltufo
(ciliegiolo) … black cherry, white pepper, good acidity – (*** ½)
Cupirosso 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Suadente Bio
(sangiovese) … juicy montmorency cherry with delicate tannins – (*** ½)
Fattoria San Felo 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Balla la Vecchia – (*** ½)
La Cura 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – La Cura – (*** ½)
Le Pianore 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Periodico – (*** ½)
Poggio L’Apparita 2016 Maremma Toscana DOC – San Michele – (*** ½)
Sassotondo 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Ciliegiolo
black cherry, white smoke and good acidity – (*** ½)
Tenuta Aquilaia 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Ciliegiolo – (*** ½)
Tenuta Moraia 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Sangiovese – (*** ½)
Tenuta Rocca di Montemassi 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Rocca di Montemassi – (*** ½)
Valdonica 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Baciolo Vigna Verolla Bio – (*** ½)
Alberto Motta 2021 Maremma Toscana DOC – BIO
(ciliegiolo) … pretty with a floral, delicacy: think Beaujolais with extra cherries and subtle white pepper plus great acidity – (*** ½+)
Argentaia 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Col di Lupo
(red blend) … red fruit all over the place, nice acidity, but still shows a subtly – (*** ½+)
Azienda Guido F. Fendi Bruni 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Burattini Rosso
(red blend) … quite juicy and palate pleasing – (*** ½+)
Brancaia 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Brancaia No. 2 – (*** ½+)
Cantina Laselva 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC
(ciliegiolo) … lively cherry, nice acidity, red plum and red currants; pretty palate pleasing – (*** ½+)
La Chimera D’Albegna 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Oriente
(syrah) … white pepper, smoke, blackberry, cassis and good acidity – (*** ½+)
La Cura 2020 Maremma Toscana DOC – Vedetta – (*** ½+)
Le Mortelle 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Botrosecco
(red blend) … ash and wood character, dark and brooding, really smoky – (*** ½+)
Nittardi 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – Nectar Dei
(red blend) … earthy, smoky, licorice, black plum and coffee bean – (*** ½+)
Nittardi 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Ad Astra
(red blend) … fresh and juicy: notes of coffee, black cherry and wood smoke – (*** ½+)
Querciabella 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Mongrana
(red blend) … mocha, coffee, blackberry, nice smoky character on the finish – (*** ½+)
Tenuta Fertuna 2017 Maremma Toscana DOC – Lodai – (*** ½+)
Valdonica 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Saragio Bio
(sangiovese) … juicy cherry and cranberry with a little sour cherry and good acidity – (*** ½+)
Argentaia 2017 Maremma Toscana DOC – Orto delle Monache
(sangiovese) … tobacco, red fruit, blackberry, cassis, vanilla, nice hint of herbs and the tannins are well balanced – (****)
Azienda Agricola Paniole 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Emineo
(red blend) … well-balanced, blackberry, cassis, black cherry, silky tannins and nice white smoke – (****)
Le Mortelle 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC – Poggio alle Nane
(red blend) … pleasant, juicy with nice smoky black fruit – (****)
Tenuta Dodici 2016 Maremma Toscana DOC – Oci Ciornie
(merlot) .. there’s a really pleasant juiciness about this wine, it rolls black fruit with a mocha finish – (****)
Azienda Santa Lucia 2018 Maremma Toscana DOC – SL
(cabernet sauvignon) … thick and juicy in the mouth, pure black fruit and chocolate with spice – nice acidity – (****+)
Serpaia di Endrizzi 2016 Maremma Toscana DOC – Gran Serpaia
(merlot) … lovely dark fruit: plum, blackberry, cassis and dark chocolate (****+)