2019 | Grattamacco | Bolgheri Superiore

Description

Red Wine: 2019 | Grattamacco | Bolgheri Superiore

The olfactory impact is of considerable aromatic intensity: it expands with notes of small, fully ripe red fruits, accompanied by clear balsamic and Mediterranean hints. In progression, typical mineral notes develop. The gustatory impact is austere, of remarkable freshness and of large volume.

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Producer: Grattamacco

Ratings: WS | 97WA| 97

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Red Blend

Country/Region: Italy, Tuscany

The olfactory impact is of considerable aromatic intensity: it expands with notes of small, fully ripe red fruits, accompanied by clear balsamic and Mediterranean hints. In progression, typical mineral notes develop. The gustatory impact is austere, of remarkable freshness and of large volume. It develops in a balanced fusion between the broad minerality and the fine and enveloping tannins. Everything is found in the long final persistence that foreshadows a long life ahead. Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Sangiovese

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: Dense and smooth, featuring black cherry, blackberry, plum, iron, licorice and menthol aromas and flavors. Fresh and featuring a spine of tannins, this finishes on the compact side for now. Shows balance, so be patient. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese. Best from 2025 through 2040.

• Wine Advocate: The 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco (a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese) is a real beauty and shows very nicely today based on advancing vine age alone. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah vines show great results after seven years, whereas Merlot and Sangiovese vines need a few more years before they start to show that extra degree of complexity, the winemaking team tells me. This is a complete and beautifully balanced wine that shows soft extraction and especially sweet tannins. It fermented in truncated conical oak vats and finished in barrique for 18 months 15% Sangiovese.

Producer Information

Podere Grattamacco is an Italian wine producer situated on a hilltop between Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri in Tuscany. The estate was founded in 1977 by Piermario Meletti Cavallari, with a first vintage produced the following year from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Merlot. It is best known for its Bolgheri Rosso Superiore DOC wines. Grapes are manually harvested and ferment in open-topped, cone-shaped oak vats with a long maceration. Malolactic fermentation develops spontaneously in French oak barriques and wines are barrel matured from 12 to 18 months before bottle aging for a minimum of six months.