La mozza
Our wines
The style of La Mozza wines aspires to complexity and structure, but always linked to, indeed supported and enhanced by, perfect balance and overall integrity. Characteristics that when merged and harmonized with each other give the wines marked sense of terroir and simuntaneously, elegance, finesse and captivating preservability. Wines, therefore, outside the usual production canons and far from too many modern “special effects”, aimed rather at the inexhaustible search for “qualitative beauty” and ageability.
LA MOZZA
I Perazzi
The best-known and best-selling wine of the La Mozza winery. Conceived and produced to highlight its uniqueness as compared to other Morellini. A blend that includes Mediterranean and indigenous varieties, along with the minimum 85% of Sangiovese required by the appellation. Highly expressive, it best shows the potential of Maremma’s terroir. I Perazzi owes its name to the pear-shaped fruit that grows on our estate, and that appears on the label.
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Grape varieties
85% Morellino (local name for Sangiovese), 5% Syrah, 5% Alicante, 5% Ciliegiolo
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Vineyard location, training and density
Magliano in Toscana. Single Guyot. 6000 vines per hectare. Soil type: sandy limestone and clay with a sandstone sub-soil
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Vinification
Native yeasts, long maceration (15 - 20 days). 30% of the wine is aged for 10 months in used French barriques
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Production
About 20,000 bottles per year
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Enologist/Consultant
Gabriele Gadenz, Maurizio Castelli
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Tasting notes
Notes of juicy dark fruit mix on the palate with hints of spice and licorice. The lively sensation of ripe cherry and its soft texture make it an ideal match for Mediterranean dishes and grilled meats.
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Aragone
A distinctive wine produced in a region famous for Super-Tuscans and Bordeaux varieties. The native Sangiovese is mixed with Syrah, Alicante and Carignan, giving life to a “Super-Med” that highlights the Mediterranean wine-making tradition. The name “Aragone” refers to the Aragonese of Spain, who ruled in the Maremma in the 1500s.
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Grape varieties
40% Sangiovese, 25% Syrah, 25% Alicante, 10% Carignan
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Vineyard location, training and density
Magliano in Toscana, in the territory of Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G. Single Guyot. 6000 vines per hectare. Soil type: sandy limestone and clay with a sandstone sub-soil
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Vinification
Fermentation with native yeasts. Maceration takes place for 30 days in open 500-liter French tonneaux with manual punch-downs and in stainless steel vats with pump-overs. Wines are transferred into barrique and tonneaux (25% new) and aged for 2 years and then for another 18 months after bottling.
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Production
Production About 6,000 bottles per year
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Enologist/Consultant
Gabriele Gadenz, Maurizio Castelli
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Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with reflections of violet. The Sangiovese and Alicante contribute to the structure and give spice and licorice flavors and aromas. The Syrah gives fresh aromas and flavors of dark berries, black olive and ripe fruit. Perfect with game meats, roasts and grilled steaks.
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Il Forte
It is the wine that most easily fascinates and attracts consumers. A wine that reveals, unexpected, the other side of Sangiovese, bringing it back with great grace and infinite firmness, to the Maremma territory. An unusual color of rare ruby beauty. A different fruit, sweet and ripe in which sun, soil and wine cellar design idea give life to what Maremma can actually give to those who know how to taste it.
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Grape varieties
100% Sangiovese
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Vineyard location, training and density
Magliano in Toscana. Guyot. 6000 vines per hectare. Soil type: sandy limestone and clay with a sandstone sub-soil
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Vinification
100% stainless steel fermentation with frequent pump overs
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Production
About 15,000 bottle per year
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Enologist/Consultant
Gabriele Gadenz, Maurizio Castelli
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Tasting notes
Bright ruby red, completely different from the color of Sangiovese. Also the sweet juiciness fruit brings to the perfect maturation that only the grapes in Maremma can achieve. Steel enhances the fruit, without compromise or contamination. Excellent with red meats without sauces, but to try, fresh, with fish soups.
