Winemaker Notes
Balanced with structure and intensity. It explodes on the nose with black berry fruit, thyme, sweet spices and licorice. The body is full and rich on the palate and expresses great flavor, freshness and silky tannins.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very attractive aromas of meat, spice and blue fruits with cloves and black pepper. Medium-bodied with very fine tannins that are silky and polished. Lovely aftertaste with plenty going on. From organically grown grapes.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The story of DueMani is as inspiring as the wines themselves—“two hands” representing founders Elena Celli of Lucca and winemaker Luca D’Attoma of Borgo San Lorenzo, whose combined vision shaped something truly extraordinary. The 2020 DueMani Syrah reaches a rare peak, offering beautiful aromas of sun-dried herbs and dried fruits and a deep, textural palate that lingers with purpose. It’s a wine with soul, perfectly matched with Maiale in Umido con Salvia e Finocchietto, a rustic Tuscan braised pork simmered with sage, wild fennel, garlic, and a splash of red wine. (Tasted: December 3, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
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Vinous
The 2020 Suisassi is bursting with fresh blueberry, lavender, mint, spice, black pepper, cloves and incense. This brisk, vibrant Syrah is quite charming. The mid-weight, intensely savory style offers tons of freshness, a rarity on the Tuscan coast.
In 2000 Elena Celli and Luca D'Attoma found in Riparbella the land where they gave life to their project: an extreme and severe place, mainly clayish and with many stones, uncultivated for many years and surrounded by Mediterranean shrubs. This is a hill that smells of the sea and forest. It faces the coast at an altitude of 250-300 meters (approx. 820-980 feet). There is sun, light and a continuous breeze that guarantees temperature range, fundamental for bouquet and slow maturation, the promise of perfect balance. The idea behind establishing their winery on the Coast of Tuscany was to produce wines from their favorite grapes: Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Merlot and here, both climate and soil, are ideal for these grape varieties. They decided from the beginning to cultivate the land following Biodynamic Agriculture, in order to respect and preserve this immaculate environment and maintain a pure and lively soil. In this way, they have grapes that are rich in aromas, flavors and originality to produce good, clean, direct and tasty wines, each with its own unique and recognizable character.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.