First crafted in 1992, Mazzei's Siepi is a Super Tuscan blend composed of 50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot. This exquisite wine is aged for 18 months in small French oak barrels (70% new) and then spends an additional 3 months in concrete tanks. Tasting Notes Appearance: A deep midnight black core with a dark red-black tinged hue. Aroma: Enticing scents of red currant and red cherry intermingle with violet, mulberry, fresh herbs, dusty vanillin cedar, and spice. Palate: Medium-bodied and elegantly refined, the palate offers layers of rich red currant and red cherry fruit, complemented by a firm yet seamlessly integrated structure of fine-grained tannins. Notes of vanillin cedar, tobacco, mulberry, dried herbs, earth, and spice add complexity. Finish: The long, elegant finish boasts exceptional depth, polish, finesse, and class.
Critic Reviews
98 POINTS
James Suckling
Graphite and lead pencil is coming through, together with violets and blackberries. Some tar and asphalt, too. Full-bodied, yet creamy and crunchy, with agile liveliness that goes on for minutes. Fabulous length. Drinkable already, but will age gracefully for decades.
98 POINTS
Georgina Hindle - Decanter
Dried herbs and sweet spices on the nose, forest notes with bramble fruits, concentrated and expressive. Such a smooth delivery on the palate, tannins glide across the tongue giving the sweet strawberry, raspberry and plum fruit time to expand in the mouth as the acidity gives a mouthwatering aspect. This is very much on the lively and vibrant fruit - shouting loudly about its energy. Feels extremely well made, clear definition, finesse and balance. Such a gorgeous fruit profile, the high-toned strawberry and cherry, bright and piercing, yet also round and generous with tobacco and wood nuances. Ample tannins are fine but present, giving support. All round an exceptionally beautiful wine. I love this. Giving such immediate and youthful enjoyment but this will continue to age well. Ageing 18 months in French oak barrels (70% new), barriques (Merlot), tonneaux (Sangiovese), followed by four months in concrete tanks. Georgina Hindle - Decanter
96 POINTS
Danielle Callegari - Wine Enthusiast
The nose balances dense, fiery aromas of grilled meat, pepper and gunpowder with lighter, friendlier notes of cherries and wild berries. The berries take a leading role on the palate, but the spicy smokiness lingers as an assertive undertone, leading into a hot finish. Tannins have grit without being rustic, emphasizing a saliva-inducing savoriness throughout.
96 POINTS
Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous
The 2020 Siepi is classy, elegant and super-polished. Inky blue fruit, lavender, new leather, cloves and mocha all meld together effortlessly. There is a sense of precision in the 2020 that is incredibly inviting. Even so, the 2020 is very young and not fully expressing its potential. This just needs time to emerge, but all the elements are there.
95 POINTS
Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Equal parts Merlot and Sangiovese, the Mazzei 2020 Siepi is a terrific vintage in a long line of wines that I had the pleasure of tasting through last year in a complete retrospective. The first vintage produced was 1992. The soils in the Siepi vineyard are especially deep, and the site is surrounded by forests to keep it cool. These conditions give rise to abundant aromas of sweet black cherry, underbrush and blue wild flower. This is a medium to full-bodied Tuscan red that shows enormous elegance and depth.
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Tasting Notes
First crafted in 1992, Mazzei's Siepi is a Super Tuscan blend composed of 50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot. This exquisite wine is aged for 18 months in small French oak barrels (70% new) and then spends an additional 3 months in concrete tanks. Tasting Notes Appearance: A deep midnight black core with a dark red-black tinged hue. Aroma: Enticing scents of red currant and red cherry intermingle with violet, mulberry, fresh herbs, dusty vanillin cedar, and spice. Palate: Medium-bodied and elegantly refined, the palate offers layers of rich red currant and red cherry fruit, complemented by a firm yet seamlessly integrated structure of fine-grained tannins. Notes of vanillin cedar, tobacco, mulberry, dried herbs, earth, and spice add complexity. Finish: The long, elegant finish boasts exceptional depth, polish, finesse, and class.
