Pieve de’ Pitti Scopaiolo IGT Toscana Syrah 2016

The name Pieve de’ Pitti comes from the Florentine Pitti who owned the estate until the end of the XVII century and from the parish chapel of St. John of Pava, that was built on the ruins of an ancient Etruscan church. The Pieve de ‘Pitti is located on the southern edge of the municipality of Terricciola, in the heart of the Terre di Pisa at 140 meters above sea level. The soils, sands, clays and limestones, are rich of shells and fossils, but the character of the wines comes mainly from the sea breeze that blows all year round from South-West, over the Miemo and Castellina hills. Such puffs, dance through our grapes with a salt embrace, so intense and surprising. The grapes that are grown here represent the terroir and winemaker’s philosophy.

Syrah is the only international infusion in our production. We have chosen Syrah grapes for our sandy vineyard, facing South-East and North West, on our steep slopes where soil is rich in loam and in texture. So we can harvest deeply coloured and fruity grapes, that clearly taste their varietal spicy note. Syrah grapes are vinified in stainless steel to combine a full body taste with a young and intense aroma. Like most of our wines, Scopaiolo is made as a varietal wine, in order to bring out the terroir.

A very pleasant wine with a nice clean fruity expression, the wine is wonderfully juicy. On the nose, dark fruit, plums, blackberries, chocolate, spiciness and a subtle pepperiness, but don’t expect such concentrated power as you are used to with Australian Shiraz – the character of the wine is juicier and more elegant.