Massa Vecchia Sangiovese di Toscana 2022 MENU generous Sonoma Zin in the

generous Sonoma Zin in the old-school mold

72-hectare parcel

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

low-intervention winemaking

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

Massa Vecchia Sangiovese di Toscana 2022 MENU generous Sonoma Zin in theMassa 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