Features
Name:
Le Sughere di Frassinello Maremma DOC 2022 Magnum in Wood
Terrain:
Clayey
Cellar
The Rocca di Frassinello wine cellar was born from a very simple idea, that of replicating the Castellare di Castellina model of excellence in a new territory, the centre of the Maremma. This is an area incredibly vocated for the cultivation of vines, it is included in the municipalities of Gavorrano and Roccastrada. It was there that the first, and to date only, Italian-French joint venture project for wine production took shape. The agreement between Castellare and Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, the most famous wine signature of France and of the world, foresaw from the beginning to put together the experience of Castellare in the cultivation and vinification of the main Tuscan vine, the Sangioveto, and that of Lafite on the classic French vines, Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Shiraz.
Rocca di Frassinello's wines are all blends with the exception of Baffonero - challenger of Masseto in the spirit of the America's Cup, the most famous Italian wine of our friends Marchesi Frescobaldi, owners of Ornellaia - which is 100% merlot. Exactly the opposite of Castellare di Castellina's philosophy where native grape varieties are not blended with international ones. The first official vintage was 2004 with about 130 thousand bottles produced.
Description
Le Sughere di Frassinello Maremma Toscana DOC from the Rocca di Frassinello winery is an excellent red wine made from Sangiovese (50%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (25%) and Merlot (25%) grapes, harvested entirely by hand. This is a wine of great substance, in which Sangiovese and the international grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, blend to make a great Italian-French wine. At its 5th vintage it was already in Wine Spectator's TOP 100.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has an intense ruby red colour. The nose presents itself with fragrant notes of red fruits.
In the mouth it has great texture, soft, round tannins and a long, enveloping finish.
Storage time:
10 years
Vinification
It takes place traditionally in steel at a controlled temperature.
Acknowledgements
2021 Falstaff 91/100
2019 Robert Parker 93/100
2019 Vinous 93/100
2019 James Suckling 92/100
2019 Wine Spectator 93/100
2019 Red Prawn 
