Morellini nel cuore 2023

The Consorzio di Tutela Morellino di Scansano Docg announces the first edition of Morellino del Cuore, a project, developed in synergy with journalists Antonio Stelli and Roberta Perna, designed to introduce an ever-widening public to a wine that tells of a land, the Maremma, in which sea, hills and mountains create a unique habitat for sangiovese, the symbolic grape variety of the Morellino di Scansano Docg.

On Friday, May 5, a panel of six jurors, journalists and expert tasters will meet at the headquarters of the Consorzio del Morellino di Scansano Docg, who will decide on 10 Morellino di Scansano Docg wines that will then be the protagonists of three evenings in Tuscany open to the public and the press.

The tasters selected for this first edition are some of Italy’s best-known journalists, called to elect 10 Morellino of the heart, labels that for them best reflect the territory and soul of the appellation.

The journalists will have to elect a precise number of labels for each type, specifically: for Morellino Annata four references, for Morellino “Intermedio,” which stands between Annata and Riserva by coming out on the market after the Annata but not completing the same aging process as the Riserva, three references and for the Riserva three more references.
These ten labels will tour Tuscany together and become queens of three dinners open to the public and the press where journalist Antonio Stelli and one or more representatives of the Consortium will explain their characteristics and peculiarities to those present.

The theme of this first edition of Morellino del Cuore will be “Morellino even in summer,” served at a lower temperature and also paired with fish or vegetable dishes, demonstrating the versatility of a wine in which Sangiovese expresses less edginess, with tannins that are never too muscular and more prone to softness, characteristics that marry well with even cooler serving gradations.

The first evening will be held May 24 in Florence at Boulevard Parc Bistrò, a venue for the promotion and dissemination of quality wine, event space and bistro. Before the dinner there will be a tasting led by journalist Antonio Stelli reserved for the press and a limited number of guests. (For info on the tasting write from May 10 onward to pr.enogastronomia@gmail.com)

For more information about the dinner and for reservations: 055 330787

The second is scheduled for June 22 at lo Scoglietto restaurant in Rosignano Solvay (Li), one of the coast’s most popular establishments with one of the most interesting wine lists in Tuscany, where only fish dishes will accompany the Morellino del Cuore.

For more information about the dinner and for reservations: 0586 767962

The last evening will be in Grosseto, July 12, at the historic Canapone restaurant in Piazza Dante where Tuscan tradition revisited will embrace the ten Morellino del Cuore 2023s.
For more information about the dinner and for reservations: 339 296 3558

Activity carried out with the contribution of MASAF, pursuant to director’s decree no. 553922 of 10/28/2022