Massa Vecchia Sangiovese di Toscana 2022 MENU 72-hectare parcel

72-hectare parcel

I hand label the batch number on every bottle

this hillside vineyard composed of "Pernand marls" is perfectly suited to producing complex

and a finish that just keeps going

2023 is a vintage of lift and finesse — Lavaut's natural austerity tempered by red-fruited charm

Massa Vecchia Sangiovese di Toscana 2022 MENU 72-hectare parcelMassa Vecchia is one of the founding names of Italian natural wine. Fabrizio Niccolaini planted the estate in 1985, long before the term existed, on the slopes of the Metalliferous Hills above Massa Marittima in the upper Maremma. The farm is tiny, just over three hectares of vineyards on clay and limestone, worked biodynamically and bottled with native yeasts, no filtration, and barely any sulfur. The Sangiovese comes mostly from the Beruzzo vineyard