2012 L'Alberello
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Tasting notes
"Full body, ultra-fine and silky tannins and a soft and fruity finish. Ripe and balanced with beautiful fruit and freshness. A wine with style and beauty. A tiny-production, single-vineyard red made from cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Better in 2017." www.jamessuckling.com
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James Suckling
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
More reviews and scores
The 2012 Bolgheri Rosso (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 10% Sangiovese) does primary fermentation in truncated cone-shaped oak and steel vats and malolactic fermentation in barrique. It is then aged in oak for ten months. The wine presents dark color and concentration with apparent doses of ripe fruit, dried strawberry and cherry. The mouthfeel is yielding and soft with a plush, chewy feel. It’s an easy-drinking, fruit-based proposition with moderate textural richness and finesse. I’d suggest a shorter drinking window. Oct 2014, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Grattamacco’s story begins when Piermario Meletti Cavallari purchased an abandoned vineyard in 1977 and grafted over many of the vines. He produced one of the earliest Super Tuscans in 1982 – a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese and a wine which continues to earn acclaim today.