A taut, well-structured red, with intense cherry, earth and wild herb notes. Makes a statement, with concentration, balance and the potential to develop in the near term. Offers fine length. Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo. Drink now through 2028.
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The two pillars of wine production in Tuscany—itself a key pillar of Italy’s wine arsenal—are the Chianti area in the middle of the region and the Maremma along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. Federico Carletti of Poliziano winery began making wine in Montepulciano, a town at the southeastern extreme of the Chianti zone that is renowned for its local version of Chianti, known as Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Like many Tuscan winemakers, the Maremma called to him, and 20 years ago, Carletti answered the call by acquiring vineyard land near the sea.
The most famous part of the Maremma is Bolgheri, in the province of Livorno halfway up the coast, where great wines have been made since the 1950s. Bolgheri is now well established, and its fame has driven prices for land—and by extension, wine—quite high. Much more land with similar climatic conditions and terroir is located on the southern Tuscan coast, however, in the province of Grosseto, and that’s the new frontier of wine innovation today.
Poliziano invested in the Maremma Grossetana two decades ago, in the commune of Magliano only a few miles from the beaches. The vineyards are in a natural amphitheater that captures the sun while being cooled by the sea breezes. Under the Lohsa label, Poliziano makes two wines that demonstrate the strengths of the Maremma area—a traditional Sangiovese-based Morellino di Scansano and a nontraditional Cabernet Sauvignon–based Super Tuscan.
The Lohsa Morellino di Scansano is made at the renovated Lohsa Estate, which sits atop a hill in Maremma with a striking view of the Island of Giglio and the Gulf of Argentario. This DOCG-level wine is a well-established wine made primarily from Sangiovese—which is known locally as Morellino—and is similar to Chianti or Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, something Poliziano knows a lot about. Lohsa’s other wine is also red but, instead of relying on Tuscany’s traditional favorite Sangiovese, is made from mostly Cabernet Sauvignon—a grape variety with an affinity for the Maremma. This wine, Mandrone, is made at the Poliziano winery in Montepulciano.
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LOCATIONWINERY: Az. Agr. Poliziano, Magliano in Toscana (Grosseto province), Tuscany VINEYARD: Maremma area, Tuscany VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS REGION DETAILS |
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OCTOBER 2023
Lohsa Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2021
A taut, well-structured red, with intense cherry, earth and wild herb notes. Makes a statement, with concentration, balance and the potential to develop in the near term. Offers fine length. Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo. Drink now through 2028. 92
APRIL 2021
Lohsa “Mandrone di Lohsa” Maremma Toscana DOC 2017
The 2017 Mandrone di Lohsa is another terrific wine from Poliziano’s Maremma estate. Creamy, silky and open-knit, the 2017 will drink well with minimal cellaring. Ripe red fruit, blood orange, cedar and tobacco open first, followed by a whole range of Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics that add lift as well as character. JUNE 2022
Lohsa Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2019
It comes from Maremma in southwestern Italy on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea of in where Sangiovese is called Morellino. The elevation is 492 ft above sea level, and the soils are volcanic. The wine is 85% Sangiovese and 15% Ciliegiolo , aged ten months in a combination of used French oak barriques and larger oak barrels called tonneaux, and aged an additional two to four months in bottle prior to release. It is an easy drinking wine with a bright ruby color and aromas of red cherries and strawberries with a very light hint of rosemary. It is light-bodied with bright flavors of red cherry and strawberry fruit that is tightly knit with lively acidity and fine, tight tannins and a mouthwatering finish. 91
DECEMBER 2021
Lohsa “Mandrone di Lohsa” Maremma Toscana DOC 2018
Rich, dark red berries, exotic spices, citrus and a dusting of confectioners sugar waft up from the seductive 2018 Rosso Mandrone di Lohsa. There are depths of silky textures contrasted by cool-toned red and black fruits that elegantly flesh out across the palate, with hints of mocha and vanilla resonating throughout. The 2017 is a bit of a showboat, but it’s balanced by tart berries, minerals and spices, as well as a framework of crunchy tannin. This blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon to 15% Carignano and Petit Verdot from the Maremma is ready to please. 96
APRIL 2021
Lohsa “Mandrone di Lohsa” Maremma Toscana DOC 2016
The 2016 Mandrone di Lohsa is a rich, plummy Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine from Tuscany’s Maremma. Blackberry, plum, espresso and licorice give this sumptuous, racy red quite a bit of immediacy. Beautifully persistent and expressive, the 2016 has quite a bit to offer. |