Mazzei, Siepi Vintage:2019 kirsch and thyme-scented perfume

kirsch and thyme-scented perfume

(aged in new oak barriques for 42 months)

11% cabernet franc and 7% petit verdot)

The most tannic of the "big three" bottlings this year

one at the bottom and two at the top but on opposite sides)

Mazzei, Siepi Vintage:2019 kirsch and thyme-scented perfumeA 50 50 blend of Merlot and Sangiovese, the 2012 Siepi is a beautiful wine that bursts open with enormous fruit intensity and purity. Siepi is a unique wine that is characterized by a deep sense of sharpness and focus that brings a very bright quality to the bouquet. This vintage represents the 20th anniversary of this wine (the first vintage produced was 1992) although this special single vineyard has been in family hands since 1435 (you read that