The red wine variety Mammolo is one of the most long-established grape varieties in Tuscany and was mentioned in documents as early as 1600. At that time, however, on the one hand as a red wine grape, on the other hand as a white wine grape. It has not yet been clarified whether this is a case of mix-up or whether the white wine variety has disappeared. Various clones of the Mammolo exist in Tuscany today. He also plays an important role on the island of Corsica, although in all probability Mammolo's route led from Tuscany to Corsica. The vigorous variety ripens medium to late. In Tuscany, the population of this variety has been decreasing continuously since 1960; the main occurrences are limited to Montepulciano, Siena, Arrezzo and Lucca. However, it is still approved for well-known and famous wines such as Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmignano, Rosso die Montalcino, Pomino or Morellino di Scansano. It is not developed here as a pure variety. Under the name Sciaccarello, Mammolo is one of the most important grape varieties on the island of Corsica, where it is part of red wine cuvées as well as rosé wines. Almost 800 hectares are under vines here. The Mammolo wines are rather pale in color, but have a lot of fruit and a nice acid structure as well as a higher alcohol content, characteristics that make the variety appear very attractive, especially for cuvées. Outside of Tuscany and Corsica, winemakers in Australia are experimenting with cuvées made from Nebbiolo and Mammolo.
This grape variety is also known by the name of:
Fegeri, Sciaccarello
