Vini maremmani: 8 etichette dal buon rapporto qualità prezzo

Tips for getting to know 8 Maremma wines, both red and white, whose labels offer excellent value for money.

Maremma wines that convey the identity of southern Tuscany

TThe panoramas you encounter when crossing the Lower Maremma TuscanyThe area is in fact vast: 4500 square kilometers in the south of the region, in the province of Grosseto, ranging from hills towards Mount Amiata up to the stretch of coast more or less between Follonica, to the north, and Capalbio, on the southern border with Lazio. A territory of such size as to be characterised by very different soil and climate situationsThe hills alternate with large flat areas. Amiata, ancient extinct volcano, imposes its mass on the eye right from the Orbetello lagoon, while the suggestive promontory of Argentario and the islands of Giglio and Giannutri embellish the picture with their eternal beauty.

There Maremma of white wines is experiencing the irresistible growth of the Vermentino, while the red front lives with greater certainties, such as the Morellino di Scansano, for example, a grape variety that has a great appeal to the general public, but which also manages to reach memorable heights thanks to the best vineyards.

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Many wine-growing areas in Maremma, many denominations

Consequently, there are also many denominations. The largest, which includes the entire province of Grosseto, is the Maremma Toscana DOC. His ampelographic base it is really vast: it goes from the classic Sangiovese to the most famous international grape varieties, passing through Alicante (Grenache), Ansonica, Viognier, while lately, as mentioned, there has been a lot of focus on Vermentino.

Also very important are the Morellino di Scansano DOCG, within a territory included in the hilly area that dominates the courses of the Albegna and Ombrone, where Sangiovese reigns supreme; and the Montecucco, opposite Montalcino, also predominantly suited to Sangiovese.

Montecucco Sangiovese 2018 – Sunny

This wine is produced by theAssolati family business, located near Montenero d'Orcia which, with admirable continuity, has been producing some since 1999 Sangiovese with good personality, interpreters of an area, that of Montecucco, with potential that has not yet been fully expressed.
The Montecucco Sangiovese 2018 by Assolati shows a confident aromatic trait, from nice iron character, to which is added a fragrant red fruit and some floral hints. On the palate, the wine is decisive and lively, and concludes with sweetness and flavor.

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Freehand 2020 by Muralia

The main ones vineyard nuclei they are located in two plots with different soils: Rests, from alluvial soils, and Sassofortino, predominantly clay-calcareous. wine style it is essentially modern, but in the company labels There is no forcing or excess in the use of wood for aging, so grit, freshness and character are guaranteed.
Mix of sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon and merlotManolibera 2020 highlights fine aromas, with small red fruits alternating with spicy and smoky touches. On the palate, a fragrant sip with tasty tannins which lead to a finish with pleasant fruity returns.

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Argentario Coast Ansonica 2022 – Antica Fattoria La Parrina

The Giuntini family, Florentine bankers, purchased the La Parrina farm in 1834. From the mid-1950s onwards, the company developed on several fronts and, since 1971, in conjunction with the recognition of the small Ansonica denomination Argentario Coast DOC, placed between the hills of Orbetello, they began the first bottlings under the La Parrina brand.
THE'Ansonica 2022 Argentario Coast it's tasty, give it to me flint aromas, iodine and wild grass, and with a continuous and relaxed mouth, which closes on an accentuated saline note.

Morellino di Scansano Ribeo 2020

It is one of the wines presented this year by Roccapesta, which has long been a reference point for the area, thanks to production choices that have their roots in tradition. Exploitation of older vineyards, like those of the Calestaia vineyard, large wood and long refinement in the bottle, they give back stylistically refined wines, of beautiful personality and longevity, which were even inconceivable in Scansano just a few years ago.

Maremma Toscana Vermentino Chicca 2022 – Guido F. Fendi

Guido Formilli Fendi – CEO of Cofedo and son of the designer Franca Fendi and of Luigi Formilli, to which the company label is dedicated “Slash” – does not produce fashion, but wines, at the centre of Maremma wine region, between Capalbio, Montemerano and Manciano. It is here that in 2018 he founded the winery that bears his name, creating bottles already well made and centered, with the whites who seek fragrance and drinkability, and well-balanced and tasty reds, with a measured use of wood, mostly small.
The Maremma Vermentino Chicca 2022 It smells of lime blossom, hints of anise and touches of ripe white fruits, anticipating a progression agile and fresh tasting, with a tasty and continuous sip.

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Maremma Syrah Mammeglio 2019

This wine highlights an olfactory spectrum with undergrowth tones, references to small red fruits in jam, withered flowers, with vanilla, graphite, licorice and incense as a finish. On the palate, dense and enveloping, with a soft and relaxed progression with the return of the ripe fruit alongside tight and sweet tannins, to reach a balsamic finish and still on notes of vanilla.

Maremma Toscana Vermentino Marmato 2022 – Lands of Etruria

The headquarters of Lands of Etruria, a cooperative reality particularly active in the production of oil and fruit and vegetables, is Magliano in TuscanyThe production started in 2014, so we are still a “work in progress”, but it has already proposed convincing labels and in full agreement with what, even historically, the Maremma wine region has always offered. Immediately pleasant wines, therefore, but not devoid of character and performed with authority, which have their protagonists among the ancient vines: from Sangiovese to Ciliegiolo, from Vermentino to Ansonica.
The Maremma Vermentino Marmato 2022 It is a well-executed white wine, with a floral aromatic trait and a direct sip.

Maremma Toscana Vermentino Eraora 2021 – Le Spighe Farm

This small production reality creates significant whites and often capable of imposing themselves through impeccable execution and personality. And the Vermentino Eraora is probably the most successful, if only for its ability to always remain among the best. 2021 version highlights aromas of lime blossom, hints of citrus and ripe yellow fruits. On the palate, juicy, with savory-salty taste, with a good persistence, ends in a slightly iodized finish.

Source: Gambero Rosso

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