Winemaker Notes
Bright ruby red. On the nose it shows cherry, red berries, peony flower and red rose, alternating on hints of cinnamon and cloves. On the palate the wine is crisp and refreshing, with smooth tannins. Long and flavorful finish.
Pair with roasted rabbit with olives or cacciucco alla livornese.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Fresh and vivid aromas of fruit, bark, mushrooms and crushed stones. Medium body with very fine tannins and lots of fresh cherry and orange peel on the finish. Crunchy. 90% sangiovese, 5% ciliegiolo and 5% alicante
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The entry-level 2021 Morellino di Scansano is 90% Sangiovese with smaller parts Alicante and Ciliegiolo. This is a bright and punchy wine that you will have no problem pairing with easy pasta or lasagna. This is a charming wine with a playful Tuscan soul. The fruit is fresh and lean with plenty of ruby red cherry, raspberry and lightly toasted sweet almond.
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
Legend has it that the region’s prized red grape, Sangiovese, took its name locally from the rusty, red “Morelli” horses that used to carriage high officials to and from the village of Scansano in the 1700s. Today the region’s most valuable wine, known as Morellino di Scansano, is of a similar blend as Chianti with a minimum of 85% Morellino (Sangiovese) and 15% other local varieties. But Scansano’s hilly, coastal location gives a full-bodied, and more fruit forward and less acid-driven red compared to its inland neighbor.