3 editor-picked Alicante producers across 1 region.
A guide to Alicante worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
Maremma estate built by Elisabetta Geppetti from her 1985 inheritance into the region's reference producer. Saffredi (Cabernet-Merlot-Alicante IGT) and Morellino anchor the range.
Tasting: Cellar tours, vineyard walks and tasting flights by reservation; Saffredi is the long-running Super Tuscan flagship.
Signature wines: le-pupille-saffredi, le-pupille-poggio-valente, le-pupille-morellino-di-scansano
Scores: Wine Advocate 97 (2019), Vinous 95 (2018)
Massa Marittima estate working biodynamically since 2004. Native-yeast, low-sulfite reds, whites and roses from the Maremma's metalliferous hills.
Tip: Tastings are by appointment only; ask for the rose and the white Vermentino alongside the Sangiovese-led reds.
Elisabetta Geppetti reference Morellino. Sangiovese-led but generous and warm in the Maremma idiom: dark plum, Mediterranean herb and soft tannin for under twenty euros.
Tip: Earlier-drinking than Chianti Classico annata; serve with grilled cinta senese pork or wild boar pappardelle.
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