Tenuta Sassoregale is an organic estate in Civitella Paganico in the Maremma region of Tuscany, Italy. It produces Maremma Toscana DOC wines.

Owner: Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo since 2002. 

Vineyards: 38 hectares of land of which 30ha of which are vineyards.

 Organic certification: Yes.

Terroir: In the wide valley of the Ombrone river and Mediterranean scrubland, between tall trees and broom shrubs, in the centre of a plain surrounded by hills, at altitudes between 100 and 180 metres above sea level, with higher ground stretching towards Montalcino behind it. The vineyards overlook the Tyrrhenian Sea. The rich soils are deep and medium-textured. They are mainly clay based, but a small area, planted to Syrah, is sandier with gravel. Also grown: Sangiovese, Merlot and Vermentino. The vines are spurred-cordon trained. Vine density over 5,000 vines per hectare.

White wines

Maremma Toscana Bianco DOC, Sassoregale:

Red wines

Maremma Toscana Sangiovese DOC, Sassoregale:

Maremma Toscana Syrah DOC, Sassoregale:

Contact

Tenuta Sassoregale

Sassoregale

58045 Civitella Paganico (GR), Italy

Tel+39 055 9331256 | Website: www.lamole.com

Bibliography

Bill Nesto MW & Frances Di Savino, Chianti Classico, the Search for Tuscany’s Noblest Wine (University of California Press, 2016).