Philip is an extraordinary wine created to honor the Mazzei family’s great ancestor, Philip Mazzei (1730-1816), an illustrious ancestor of the family, political thinker, American Patriot and pioneer, together with Thomas Jefferson, of the viticulture in Virginia. This wine embodies the “New World” spirit of Tuscan wine-making, best represents the revolutionary character of Philip Mazzei, and expresses the Mazzei’s family desire to pursue life, liberty and happiness. Phlip is a quintessentially Tuscan wine. It brings together the fragrance and elegance of wines produced in the famous area of Chianti Classico with the opulence and power of wines from the more recently discovered Maremma region. The combination of Cabernet Sauvignon from two different Tuscan estates creates aromatic complexity, depth of color and powerful structure while simultaneously lending minerality, elegance and finesse to the wine. Food pairing: with game stews, aged and blue cheese, spicy food. Serving temperature: 16-18° C. Taste: Full, ripe and intriguing body, long taste with pleasant and fresh aftertaste Appearance: Purple. Aroma: Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, blueberry pie, pepper, bramble, vanilla, cardamom, with slight notes of fig and prune. Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon