2020 Mazzei Fonterutoli Siepi Toscana
"Will Age Gracefully for Decades" ~98 JS "Exceptionally Beautiful Wine" ~98 Decanter "Classy and Elegant. Incredibly Inviting" ~96 VM "Mazzei 2020 Siepi Is a Terrific Vintage" ~95 WA Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles About the Wine The Siepi vineyard, owned by Mazzei family since 1435, has always been a model farm, still managed today with the same kind of respect. Due to its unique location, a special microclimate, and the foresight in the early 1980s to plant Merlot to complement Sangiovese, Siepi has produced wine that is perfectly balanced between elegance, power, and complexity. "Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire." -Gustav Mahler. The Mazzei family has been carrying the torch since 1435 and has a history of producing award-winning wine since its inception. The family's Castello di Fonterutoli Estate was one of the first to produce the best-selling Italian wine, Chianti Classico. Twenty-four generations later, through excellence and traditio