Massa Vecchia Sangiovese di Toscana 2021

Sangiovese from both Vigna Querciola (220 m , older vines on "galestro") and Vigna Fornace (500 m, younger vines with less galestro and more cavernous limestone on top of clay). Three weeks maceration in open tins and ageing in large format barrel for two and a half years. Hints of Mediterrean maquis, blackberries and forest roots. Power and class.

Massa Vecchia is based in the Colline Metallifere, in the commune of Massa Marittima, in southern Tuscany.

Fabrizio started Massa Vecchia with his wife, Patrizia, in 1985. Trained as a mathematician and chemist, he left the world of science to pursue a clear vision of nature, in which humans, animals and plants live in harmony with the cosmos, according to the principles of Steiner and Fukuoka. Today, the estate is a great example of a diversified farm, spanning 24.5 hectares, of which 5 hectares are vineyards, 1.5 hectares are olive groves, 7 hectares are agricultural land and pasture, and 11 hectares are forest.

In 2008, Fabrizio and his wife moved to a higher-altitude site to found Aia Vecchia. Patrizia's daughter, Francesca, took charge of Massa Vecchia from 2009 to 2018. From 2019, Fabrizio returned to Massa Vecchia together with his other daughter, Tosca, and his son, Vasco. Importer note