2021 BOLGHERI ROSSO Le Macchiole
Tuscany Italy
14.5%
Red
Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot.
Certified Organic
50% Merlot, 20% Cab Sauv and Cab France and 10% Syrah Lovely blackberry and fragrant plum nose, some tobacco and dark chocolate. Again lovely black fruit core, good concentration lifted by a fresh acidity, feels lighter...(read more)
L&S2021 PALEO Bianco Le Macchiole
Maremma Tuscany Italy
13%
White
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc.
Certified Organic
70% Chardonnay & 30% Sauvignon older tonneaux 10% of Chardonnay aged in steel and one new barrel. Cut hay, citrus and white flowers. Sapid and bright, ripe citrus, core of wet stone, salty tang, intense and long.
L&S2019 PALEO Rosso Le Macchiole
Maremma Tuscany Italy
14%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Certified Organic
Fermented in concrete, then aged in 100% new French oak Barrique. Deeply fragrant, some wood, but cherry flesh, blackberry and plum push through with chocolate and tobacco. Bright acid in the mouth makes you salivate, de...(read more)
L&S2017 MESSORIO Le Macchiole
Maremma Tuscany Italy
14.5%
Red
Merlot.
Practising Organic
A wine of texture and structure, the 2017 Messorio is deeply impressive. It is not simply that they have delivered a wine of substance and charm - so hard to find in a vintage plagued by heat spikes and drought. This is...(read more)
L&S2005 MESSORIO Le Macchiole
Tuscany Italy
14%
Red
Merlot.
The 2005 Messorio is just beginning to show the first signs of aromatic complexity, the stage at which Messorio starts to get really exciting, in my view. Exotic flowers, white truffles, spices and black cherries are sup...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com