Tenuta Marsiliana Maremma Toscana 2008
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James
Suckling
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Perfect with Maremma traditional meat dishes as "scottiglia" of lamb or "buglione", beef stew cooked in a clay pot.
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James Suckling
A red that shows a solid core of fruit and tannins that are chewy yet punctuated and beautiful. Needs two or three years to come together but already shows poise. Best ever from here. From cabernet sauvignon, merlot and petit verdot.
The Marsiliana Estate is reached by traversing a landscape unlike any other, with trees, villages, fields, vineyards, and white roads that come together in a timeless portrait of Tuscany. This unique environment has been kept beautiful and whole by the Corsini family for generations, and brought forth again with the fruits of the generous earth: wine and olive oil. Love for this land in the heart of Maremma inspired Tommaso Corsini to find and identify several important Etruscan necropolises in the end of the 1800s. Today, along with the Medieval Village, these sites represent the continued historical heritage of this territory.
In this last fragment of Maremma, the human footprint is still in perfect harmony with this reserve of nature, air, and space. The heritage of this land did not happen by chance, but depended on the management of the territory that coincided, over a span of nearly three centuries, with the choices and work of the Corsini princes.
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.