Where to taste Alicante in Tuscany: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Alicante estates in Tuscany

Fattoria Le Pupille ★ 4.8

Morellino di Scansano DOCG, Maremma Toscana DOC and Toscana IGTSangiovese (Morellino), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Alicante, Vermentino80 haFounded 1985Elisabetta Geppetti and familyWinemaker Luca d'Attoma (consulting) with Cosimo Cossutti, estate enologistMorellino di Scansano DOCG

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)

Localita Piagge del Maiano 92A, 58051 Magliano in Toscana, Grosseto, Italy Book →

Massa Vecchia ★ 4.5

Maremma Toscana DOC and IGTSangiovese, Alicante, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Vermentino, Trebbiano, Malvasia di CandiaFounded 1985Francesca Sfondrini (Niccolaini family)Biodynamic PracticingICEAMaremma

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.

Localita Rocche 53, 58024 Massa Marittima, Italy

Le Pupille Morellino di Scansano DOCG ★ 4.4

Morellino di Scansano DOCGSangiovese, Alicante, Malvasia Nera€14-18 retail

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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