Fabio Motta Lo Scudiere Toscana IGT 2019

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The Italian name “lo Scudiere” (the Squire) is a tribute to my mentor, Michele Satta and his well-known wine “Cavaliere“ (the knight).

However my choice to grow and vinify Sangiovese is not only out of a debt of gratitude, but also for my personal conviction that Sangiovese has its own important expression in Bolgheri as you might find in the rest of Tuscany.

The cool summers and wide diurnal swings produce grapes of notable finesse. I use a portion of whole-clusters in the maceration process to highlight this elegance, in varying percentages according to the vintage.

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Categories: Italy, Red, Region, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Wine Tags: Biodynamic Farming, Fabio Motta, Italian, Italy, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Sustainable Farming, Toscana, Tuscan, Tuscany

Fabio Motta Lo Scudiere Toscana IGT 2019

With this wine, Fabio Motta pays tribute to his father-in-law, Michele Satta, one of the pioneers of Sangiovese in the Bolgheri DOC, a growing region made so famous for its “Super Tuscan” wines using Bordeaux varietals.

In his words, “It does not only embody the Tuscan tradition, but it is also the hardest and, at the same time, the most exciting variety to work with.”

Region
Italy

Appellation
Toscana IGT

Varietal
100% Sangiovese

Farming
Biodynamic

Vinification
The grapes are hand-picked and put in small trunks. 25% of non-destemmed grapes ferment in 30 hl oak vats. Variable frequency and duration of pumping over, depending on the results of daily tastings. Maceration on the skins lasts for more than one month.

Aging
The wine ages in old barriques for one year.

Soil Type
Sandy loam, Sedimentary Clay

Reviews

Wine Advocate – “The 2019 Fabio Motta Lo Scudiere is redolent of dark fruit mixed with hints of scorched earth, cedar, spicy tobacco and dried rose. The effect is simple, and although you don’t get the same vertical lift or complexity as you might expect from Sangiovese further inland, the richer soils of Bolgheri that were once home to fruit orchards can work with the finicky variety. That said, Sangiovese represents only one percent of the total planting in the appellation. This wine is made with 25% whole cluster and is aged in 30-hectoliter truncated cone vats for one year. Some 3,300 bottles were produced.” (91 Pts)