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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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WINERY LOCATION: Az. Agr. Poliziano, Magliano in Toscana (Grosseto province), Tuscany
REGION: Morellino di Scansano DOCG, Maremma Toscana DOC
VINEYARD LAND: 66 acres (27 ha)
FARMING PRACTICES: Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES: Sangiovese (Morellino) and Cabernet Sauvignon; small amounts of Alicante, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Malvasia Nera, and Petit Verdot
WINE STYLES: Dry red
TOTAL WINE PRODUCTION: 80,000 bottles (60,000 liters)
YEAR FOUNDED: 1998
OWNER(S): Federico Carletti
WINEMAKER(S): Federico Carletti

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LOHSA MORELLINO DI SCANSANO DOCG

Morellino is the name for Sangiovese in the Maremma area of coastal Tuscany. Morellino di Scansano is the best-known Sangiovese-based denomination in this maritime-influenced region, producing a wine that is similar to Chianti and Vino Nobile in its blend, but grown under markedly different conditions. Poliziano began its Lohsa project in the Maremma with this wine in 1998, essentially extending its Sangiovese production expertise to a new stage. Poliziano’s Morellino di Scansano is primarily Sangiovese, combined with one of its close relatives, the ancient Ciliegiolo. 

LOHSA “MANDRONE DI LOHSA” MAREMMA TOSCANA DOC

Following the success of Poliziano’s traditional Morellino di Scanzano at its Lohsa project in the Maremma, the winery decided to create a wine in the Maremma that was an analog to its Bordeaux blend Le Stanze. The new wine was named Mandrone after a hill in the vineyard. Like Le Stanze, it is based mainly on Cabernet Sauvignon. However, to give it a distinctly Mediterranean character appropriate for the Tuscan coast, Mandrone also has small but important additions of the Spanish varieties Alicante and Carignano. The result is unique and recognizable. 

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Az. Agr. Poliziano, Magliano in Toscana (Grosseto province), Tuscany

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Maremma area, Tuscany

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.