Fattoria di Magliano

Italy, Tuscany

Nestled in the hilly Italian countryside of Maremma Toscana with its vineyards descending towards the Tyrrhenian Sea from a height of 300m, The vineyards here offer some of the best views we know of the Tuscan coastline. It is a beautiful and yet still quite a wild place. La Fattoria di Magliano was set up in 1996 by Agostino Lenci. Agostino, fascinated by the history of the region and its centuries old wine-making traditions, sees his job and duty to safeguard nature – both wild and agricultural. Bringing in the expertise of Sassicaia's winemaker Graziana Grassini was a shrewd move and she still oversees the wine-making here with aplomb. Minimum intervention and now completely organic with certification from 2018 onwards, Agostino and his team are making smart and wonderfully characterful wines here from local varieties and some small productions of some very charming Super Tuscans too.

Nearly twenty-five years, on these beautiful vineyards are maturing and producing the best fruit of their lives, vine age and bio-dynamic practices means these wines now really are better than ever since the first harvest in 2003. And we should not forget that even when young these vineyards were producing wonderful fruit - the 2004 Poggio Bestiale was rated Italy's best Tuscan wine under £20 in Decanter magazine – quite an achievement for a wine with such a short history. The soil here is sandy with a good amount of clay, which combined with a good dose of sunshine and sea breeze, results in some really beautiful wines – full-flavoured, ripely rich but with a dynamic twang of acidity and pep that makes them just so drinkable.

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Fattoria di Magliano has now completed the process of converting to organic farming across all its parcels. This estate, with vines planted at 200 to 300 meters above sea level, benefits from the unique growing conditions that characterize the best grape growing sites along the Tuscan Coast. The property gets the trapped summer heat from inland areas plus the soft sea breezes that lift off the nearby Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Orbetello. Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com) (Nov 2017)

2016 MORELLINO DI SCANSANO Heba Fattoria di Magliano

Maremma Tuscany Italy 13% Red
Syrah, Sangiovese. Certified Organic

Graziana Grassini is the oenologist for Sassicaia but also here at Fattoria di Magliano and has been making the wine since their first harvest back in 2001. Heba is a beautiful 'Morellino di Scansano' the local name for...(read more)

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2020 ILLARIO ROSATO Fattoria di Magliano

Maremma Tuscany Italy 13.5% Rosé
Sangiovese. Certified Organic

Scent: intense red fruits, cherry and raspberry, floral notes of violets and cyclamen. Taste: well structured, full bodied, pleasant and fresh. Colour: light rose with shades of coral. Matching dishes: appetizers, pasta...(read more)

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2020 PAGLIATURA Vermentino della Maremma Toscana Fattoria di Magliano

Maremma Tuscany Italy 13.5% White
Vermentino. Certified Organic

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2016 PERENZO Rosso della Maremma Fattoria di Magliano

Tuscany Italy Red
Syrah. Certified Organic

Dark forest fruit with notes of bacon and black olive. Supple dark fruit with creamy notes. Some varietal character, but little sense of place.

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2015 POGGIO BESTIALE Rosso della Maremma Fattoria di Magliano

Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.

'Proper 'super-Tuscan' style for a less than stratospheric super-Tuscan price. This gorgeous Bordeaux blend is aged for 18 months in new Alliers oak. Still a vibrant youthful colour; a fruity spicy nose with notes of cas...(read more)

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