Maremma Toscana DOC
マレンマ・トスカーナDOC
A flexible coastal Tuscan DOC blending tradition with experimentation.
About Maremma Toscana DOC
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Maremma Toscana DOC, established in 2011, covers the entire province of Grosseto in southwestern Tuscany. This expansive appellation benefits from a diverse Mediterranean climate, influenced by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the surrounding hills. The region is known for its versatility, producing red, white, rosé, and sparkling styles. While Sangiovese remains a cornerstone, the DOC is famous for its successful integration of international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah, alongside indigenous grapes like Vermentino, Ciliegiolo, and Ansonica. The terroir, with soils ranging from clay to sandy loam, allows for wines that balance power, elegance, and distinct coastal freshness. Regulations require Maremma Toscana Rosso to contain at least 60% of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Sangiovese and/or Syrah.
Best for
Ideal for wine lovers seeking approachable yet complex Mediterranean-style wines, and for those curious about lesser-known native Italian grapes.
Food Pairings
Grilled meats, wild boar ragu, roasted vegetables, fresh seafood, and aged pecorino cheese.
Producers
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Antonio Camillo
Antonio Camillo is one of the defining natural wine producers of the Tuscan Maremma, celebrated as the leading champion of the Ciliegiolo grape. After more than 25 years working as a cellar master and vineyard manager at established Maremma estates, he launched his own project in 2006 when he discovered a two-hectare parcel of 40-year-old Ciliegiolo vines above Capalbio. The estate, based between Manciano and Capalbio in the province of Grosseto, has since grown to roughly 17 hectares producing about 95,000 bottles a year, with a modern winery built in 2015. Camillo farms organically with only copper and sulfur (without seeking formal certification), harvests by hand, and ferments with indigenous yeasts. In the cellar he favors concrete tanks and large old wooden botti, avoiding new oak, clarification, and filtration so the wine can 'breathe' and the fruit's character remains unaltered. His range centers on native Maremma varieties — Ciliegiolo, Procanico, Vermentino, and Sangiovese — expressed with minimal intervention to showcase the terroir of the Tuscan coast.
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antoniocamillo.it/コル・ディ・バッケ
Col di Bacche
Founded in 1998 by Alberto Carnasciali and his wife Franca Buzzegoli, Col di Bacche is a family-run estate in Magliano in Toscana (Grosseto), on the edge of the Maremma Natural Park. The couple purchased roughly 18 hectares of south/south-west-facing hillside with predominantly sandy, calcareous soils, planting around 13-15 hectares of vineyard at altitudes between 150 and 260 meters. Sangiovese dominates in the heart of the Morellino di Scansano DOCG zone, alongside a small planting of Vermentino used for a fresh, saline Maremma Toscana white, and international varieties (Merlot, Cabernet) that go into the IGT Toscana red 'Cupinero'. The estate favors manual harvesting and avoids herbicides, and its wines are regularly featured in the Slow Wine and Gambero Rosso guides.
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www.coldibacche.com/ファットリア・イル・カザローネ
Fattoria Il Casalone
Fattoria Il Casalone is a roughly 300-hectare coastal estate in Tuscany's Maremma, situated between the Ansedonia promontory and the town of Orbetello, with views over the lagoon and Monte Argentario. Vines were first planted here in the early 1960s by the father of current owner Giuseppe Lignana, and the estate — trading as Pepi Lignana Fattoria Il Casalone — was among the first in the area to experiment with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Viognier alongside native Vermentino and Sangiovese. About 20 of its hectares are dedicated to quality winegrowing, with roughly 8 hectares planted to Vermentino. Its flagship white, Leopoldino, is an 85% Vermentino / 15% Viognier blend named after the historic 'Catasto Leopoldino' land register that first documented the estate's Colombi vineyard; the 2024 vintage was named to the Top Ten of the Consorzio Tutela Vini della Maremma Toscana's Vermentino Grand Prix, presented at Vinitaly. The estate also raises free-ranging Maremmana cattle and produces olive oil and honey, and welcomes guests through its on-site agriturismo.
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www.pepilignanawine.com/ファットリア・ラ・マリオーザ
Fattoria La Maliosa
Fattoria La Maliosa is a pioneering organic and biodynamic-certified estate near Saturnia, in the Maremma hills of southern Tuscany. Founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Antonella Manuli, the roughly 170-hectare farm has held organic certification since 2010 and produces natural wines without added sulfites, alongside extra virgin olive oil and honey. Viticulture and winemaking follow the patented 'Metodo Corino', developed with agronomist Lorenzo Corino, a regenerative, plant-based system built on soil health, biodiversity, and minimal intervention. The estate works exclusively with native Maremma varieties such as Ciliegiolo, Sangiovese and Procanico, producing wines like Saturnia Rosso, Saturnia Bianco (orange) and Tarconte that have won recognition at international natural wine competitions.
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fattorialamaliosa.it/en/イ・フォレスティエーリ
I Forestieri
Agricola I Forestieri is a natural wine project founded in 2019 by Dario Marinari, from Pisa, and Ezequiel Allassia, an Argentine who settled in Tuscany. The two met while working at the biodynamic estate Ampeleia in the Alta Maremma, and Dario had previously trained under Stefano Amerighi in Cortona as well as at Mas de Daumas Gassac. The project's name, 'Forestieri' ('outsiders' or 'strangers' in Italian), plays on the fact that neither founder is originally from the area — locals in the bars of Roccatederighi call newcomers 'forestieri'. Together they have pieced back together roughly 3.5-4 hectares of old, often-abandoned vineyard parcels scattered across the hills of Roccatederighi and Roccastrada (province of Grosseto), at elevations of 250-600 metres on mixed soils of galestro (schist), sand, clay and marl. Farming follows organic and biodynamic principles with no chemical inputs, and winemaking is strictly non-interventionist: fermentation with native yeasts in concrete vats or amphorae, reds frequently made with whole-cluster maceration, and only minimal sulphur added when necessary. The resulting wines, mostly bottled as Toscana IGT, are vibrant, food-friendly and comparatively low in alcohol for the region, and have drawn attention from natural wine specialists such as RAW WINE, Les Caves de Pyrene and Jancis Robinson's team.
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Rocca di Frassinello
Rocca di Frassinello is a landmark joint venture launched in 1999 and inaugurated in 2007 between Castellare di Castellina (owned by publisher Paolo Panerai) and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), led by Baron Eric de Rothschild. Located in the municipality of Gavorrano, in the heart of the Maremma between Bolgheri and Montalcino, the estate is one of the rare Italian-French winemaking partnerships. Its nearly 90 hectares of vineyard are planted equally to Italian varieties (principally Sangiovese) and French varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot), combining Castellare's expertise in native Tuscan grapes with Lafite's classical Bordeaux know-how. The winery building — the only one ever designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano — is a striking, largely underground structure centred on a cavernous barrel-ageing amphitheatre holding 2,500 oak barrels, and is celebrated as one of Italy's 'cathedrals of wine'. The estate's wines fall under the Maremma Toscana DOC, led by the flagship Bordeaux-style blend Rocca di Frassinello and the 100% Merlot cru Baffonero, conceived as a Super Tuscan rival to Masseto.
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www.castellare.it/en/rocca-di-frassinello/テヌータ・レ・モルテッレ
Tenuta Le Mortelle
Tenuta Le Mortelle is the Maremma estate of the Marchesi Antinori family, located near Castiglione della Pescaia on the Tuscan coast. Acquired by the Antinori family in 1999, the 270-hectare property (175 hectares under vine) is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carménère, Vermentino, Ansonica, and Viognier. The estate is renowned for its striking winery architecture: a cylindrical, largely subterranean structure built roughly 25 meters into the bedrock, designed for gravity-flow winemaking without pumps and cooled naturally by the surrounding rock. The name comes from 'mortella,' the wild myrtle shrub native to the Maremma coastal maquis. Its flagship wines — Vivia (white), Botrosecco, and Poggio alle Nane (reds) — all fall under the Maremma Toscana DOC appellation and have earned recognition from Gambero Rosso and Wine Spectator.
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www.antinori.it/en/tenuta/estates-italy/le-mortelle-estate/テヌータ・サッソレガーレ
Tenuta Sassoregale
Founded in 2002 in Civitella Paganico, in the province of Grosseto, Tenuta Sassoregale sits in the Alta Maremma — the wild, coastal 'Tuscan Wild West' just a few kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The estate covers 38 hectares, with 30 hectares under vine, planted primarily to Sangiovese alongside Merlot, Syrah, and Vermentino. Sassoregale is part of Herita Marzotto Wine Estates (formerly Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo), the wine group founded in 1935 by Count Gaetano Marzotto and still owned by the Marzotto family. The estate transitioned to fully organic farming, achieving certification starting with the 2017 vintage, taking advantage of a Mediterranean climate moderated by cooling sea breezes. Its wines, released under the Maremma Toscana DOC appellation, are known for a bold, untamed character that reflects the rugged beauty of the Maremma landscape.
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www.sassoregale.com/en/
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the primary grape variety in Maremma Toscana DOC?
- Sangiovese is the most widely planted variety, though the DOC allows a broad range of international grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah) and indigenous varieties (Ciliegiolo, Vermentino, Ansonica).
- When did Maremma Toscana become a DOC?
- It was promoted to DOC status in September 2011, after 16 years as an IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) designation.
- What styles of wine does Maremma Toscana DOC produce?
- The appellation covers red, white, and rosé wines, making it one of the most flexible DOC regulations in Italy and a playground for experimental blends.