“Le Sughere di Frassinello” Maremma Toscana DOC 2022

Rocca di Frassinello | Tuscany
Rocca di Frassinello | Loc. Giuncarico Scalo | IT 58023 Gavorrano

29482122 · 0,75 l · 26,53 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The cork oaks still grow on the hills of Gavorrano today – silent, gnarled, enduring. They gave this wine its name. "Le Sughere": the cork oaks. A tribute to the landscape that supports and characterises this estate, long before a Renzo Piano wine cellar was dug into the rock here. The wine itself is the second label of Rocca di Frassinello – and what Oenologist Alessandro Cellai could call the heart of the estate: not the grand gesture, not the introduction, but the substance. Sangioveto, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot – the same triad as in the entire estate, the same philosophy of the link between Tuscany and Bordeaux. But this is where the wood comes in for the first time. Twelve months in partly new barriques, then nine months in the bottle: patience as a method.

2022 was a hot, dry year in the Maremma. The constant sea breeze, channelled through the natural corridor between the hills of Giuncarico, kept the aromas fresh and the ripeness controlled. You can sense this in the glass: deep ruby red, a bouquet of ripe dark berries, plum skin, a hint of blueberry, plus blue flowers, dried orange, spices and cedar wood. Juicy and taut on the palate, with firm, well-integrated tannins and concentrated fruit – a wine that immediately appeals and will continue to grow. SUPERIORE.DE