2021 Mazzei Toscana “Siepi”, Tuscany, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Siepi, 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. 50% Sangiovese, 50% Merlot. The wine is aged for 18 months in

maintaining its nutritional properties and taste

the grapes undergo a long

sorting on vine then in the vat and finally pressing (pneumatic press) to obtain a slow extraction

The soils consist of sandy loam

far below the average for Chardonnay in California

ABOUT THIS PRODUCERJean Collet started Domaine Collet in 1954

aristocratic Gothic

winemaker in Sancerre

not too hot

with different levels of maturation in stainless steel and wood for a minimum of 3 years

installed electricity

this is partial whole cluster and fermented and aged entirely in tank with a very gentle extraction and long (4 week) maceration