Val Delle Rose
Morellino di Scansano
In 1996, Famiglia Cecchi purchased the Val delle Rose winery in the little village of Poggio la Mozza, which lies at the productive heart of Morellino di Scansano appellation.The Cecchi family has been a pioneer of the Maremma area, believing in the great potential of the wild area a few kilometers from the Medeterranean Sea. Val Delle Rose is now the biggest winery in the Morellino di Scansano appellation.
At the time of its acquisition, Val Delle Rose had 25 hectares of vines. The Cecchi intervention was comparable to a minor farming revolution, as the agricultural techniques used until then did not ensure the batch-to-batch consistency needed for the viability of a serious winery. A study of the property’s soil revealed the enormous potential of this terroir. The study was so promising that the Cecchi family decided to extend the land under vines to about the current 100 hectares.
Tasting Notes
Morellino really means "more Sangiovese please" but Italians didn't want to sound demanding (just kidding). This mostly Sangiovese blend comes from the Tuscan coasts and boasts flavors that make you fall in love with Sangiovese and wonder why you hadn't had something this good in Chianti (not close to the sea)!
Cultivation
Feldspathic quartz sandstone and largely siliceous soil, yield of 5 tonnes per hectare and a density of 5000 vines per hectare, spurred cordon pruning.
Vinification
Traditional red wine vinification on the skins, temperature controlled stainless steel fermentation at 26°C, fermentation and maceration lasts 16 days.
Aging
6 months in barriques and a minimum of 3 months in bottle.
Press
2021:
94 points - Decanter
90 points - James Suckling
90 points - Wine Enthusiast
2020:
90 points - James Suckling
2019:
91 points - James Suckling
2018:
90 points - James Suckling
2017:
90 points - James Suckling
APPELLATION
DOCG Morellino di Scansano
VARIETAL
90% Sangiovese, 10% other
ABV
13.5%
ALTITUDE
150 meters
SOIL
Feldspathic quartz sandstone, largely siliceous
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
40,000 btls