PALEO
2011 Rosso Le Macchiole
| Grapes | Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | Italy, Tuscany |
| District | Maremma |
| ABV | 13.5% |
One of Italy's most lauded Cabernet Francs, this opens with aromas of new oak, cassis, crushed violet, tobacco, graphite and a whiff of espresso. The tightly wound palate delivers dried blackcurrant, black raspberry, clove, oak-driven spice, ground pepper and grilled sage alongside assertive but polished tannins. It has structure and finesse but needs to unwind. Drinking range: 2016 - Rating: 92 Kerin O'Keefe, kerinokeefe.com (Apr 2025)
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We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over £150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.Delicately floral, with plummy fruit, herbs and hints of sweet red peppers. Bags of substance on the palate, chewy texture and concentrated tangy fruit on the finish. Needs time, but has lots to give in the future. Drinking range: 2018 - 2025 Rating: 93 Decanter Magazine (Aug 2015)
Offers enticing aromas of black currant, cherry, cedar, coffee, tobacco and herbs. Very Bordeaux-like, complex and classy, this is firmly tannic and just a little compact despite the long finish. Decant or cellar for a few years. Cabernet Franc. Drinking range: 2017 - 2024 Rating: 94 Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator (Jul 2015)
Deep ruby. Enticing aromas of raspberry syrup, cassis, aromatic herbs and quinine. Fresh and pure in the mouth, with rich flavors of red berries and cherry complicated by cocoa and coffee and lifted by a pungent floral element. Very cabernet franc! This very serious, brooding wine is still youthfully shut down but is a potentially great Paleo. Rating: 93 Ian d'Agata, www.vinousmedia.com (Dec 2014)
Le Macchiole
Initially put onto the wine map by Eugenio Campolmi in 1983, the Le Macchiole estate has been run by his wife Cinzia since 2002. In the heart of Bolgheri, with 22 hectares of vineyard over much of the best soils of the region these are, along with the Sassicaia and Ornellaia's vineyards, also among the oldest and most established vines in Bolgheri. Their careful selection of grape varieties and cultivation techniques according to climate and soil has led them to concentrate on Merlot, Syrah and most importantly Cabernet Franc, a variety which can express itself so well in the hands of Le Macchiole.
All of their wines are marked by a unique and unmistakable character. Full bodied wines, and yet with clean and elegant flavours, leading to great freshness and finesse, they are incredibly sought after world-wide. The estate has been organic since 2002, and they are experimenting with biodynamics.
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