In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: red cherry, blackberry, violet, vanilla

Palate: red cherry, dark plum, soft leather, sweet spice

An everyday Mazzei: Sangiovese-led with Merlot softness, brief American-oak round, made for a Tuesday-night table.

What it pairs with

  • Pasta al pomodoro
    Tomato acid meets the wine's red-cherry brightness and high-acid lift.
  • Margherita pizza
    Soft Merlot tannin and Sangiovese acid both work with tomato-mozzarella.
  • Grilled sausages and beans
    Casalinga sausage smoke meets the wine's vanilla-oak round and red-fruit core.

History

Poggio Badiola entered the Mazzei range in the late 1990s as the everyday Toscana IGT below the estate's Chianti Classico and Super Tuscan tiers.

  1. 1999 — First Poggio Badiola vintage

Facts

Producer
Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli
Grapes
Sangiovese (70%), Merlot (30%)
Classification
Toscana IGT
Oak
10 months in 225-litre American oak barrels
ABV
13.5%
Price
EUR 15 to 25 at retail
Drinking window
2 to 8 from vintage
First vintage
1999

Scores

  • Vinous 90 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

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