Course: Tuscany
Class 3: Bolgheri and Super Tuscans
THE MAREMMA
- Historically Maremma a swampy terrain with malaria-carrying mosquitoes
- Named for the sea, or "mare" in Italian,
- Located along Tuscany's Mediterranean shoreline
- Can be divided into three parts:
Maremma Alta, includes Bolgheri
Maremma Grossetana, includes Morellino di Scansano
Maremma Laziale
- Grape heaven
Warm Mediterranean climate and poor sandy soils - grows grapes easily
Reliably ripe fruit at harvest
Affordable land and inexpensive production costs
- Grapes range from a local clone of Sangiovese to international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
SCANSANO
- May be Maremma's most established area
- Warm climate perfect for ripening Sangiovese
- Morellino is the local variety of Sangiovese
- Morellino di Scansano DOC known for fruit-forward, new world style
BOLGHERI
- In northern Maremma, between Livorno and Grosetto
- In 1970s,...
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