Philip

The grapes come from vineyard sites in Fonterutoli in Chianti Classico and Belguardo in Maremma. Fonterutoli is predominantly calcareous, while Belguardo is characterised by sandstone, Alberese and gravelly, well-drained soils. After controlled fermentation and around 13 to 15 days of skin maceration, the wine matures for 18 months in French and American oak casks of 225 to 500 litres, around 30 per cent of them new. It shows ripe red and black fruit, cocoa, spices and herbal notes, along with lively freshness, rounded tannins and full body. The wine is dedicated to the ancestor Philip Mazzei and combines the two distinct Tuscan origins.