In Southern Tuscany, close to the sea, Sangiovese grapes are used to make Morellino di Scansano wine, a very young Tuscan DOCG. Morellino di Scansano is produced in the hills around Grosseto and contains at least 85% Sangiovese grapes (locally the grape is called Morellino: the same name used to call local horses). Morellino is a ruby red coloured wine with an intense smell and a warm, rather tannic flavor. Reserve status is given to wines that have aged for two years, one year of which must have been in wooden barrels.
