2017 Mazzei • Siepi
Reviewed by Monica Larner
Issue Date 22nd Apr 2022
Source April 2022 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Rating 91p
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2022 - 2030
The Mazzei 2017 Siepi is a bit big-boned and chunky, especially when tasted right after the fabulous 2016 vintage. This hot-vintage wine produces heavier aromas of tarry spice and tarmac. The fruit comes off as ripe but not jammy, with blackberry and cherry preserves. A pretty mineral note reminds us that Siepi is given time to integrate in cement vats after 18 months in a combination of French barrique and large oak casks. The wine seems to have matured quickly since the last time I tasted it, and I am shortening the suggested drinking window as a result. Production was just shy of 30,000 bottles.