2012 SCRIO Le Macchiole, Lea & Sandeman

SCRIO

2012 Le Macchiole

Grapes Syrah
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Tuscany
District Bolgheri
ABV 14%

Stainless steel ferment, then mix of tonneau & Barrique for 14 months, 50% new and one year old. Oriental spice, ginger, pepper and blackberry on the nose, palate is generous and full with ripe rich tannins, lovely driving acidity, blackberry fruit, spice pepper and dark chocolate. Drinking range: 2017 - 2027 L&S (Apr 2016)


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A wine that is evolving, and the 2012 continues the move away from the big chocolatey ‘mocha and spice’ of some of the early vintages, and towards fresher, more floral, fresh berry aromatics atop a wine that still has density and ripeness.
92 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
96 James Suckling
93 Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
Click to see full notesL&S (Mar 2016)

Shades of vanilla and whiskey cask frame the violet aromas and black cherry and raspberry fruit in this polished red. Dense, lively and balanced, with the aftertaste echoing fruit and black pepper. Has the concentration to age. Syrah. Drinking range: 2018 - 2028 Rating: 94 Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator (Aug 2016)

This vintage is very lively on the nose, fresh on the palate and with marked acidity for our 100% Syrah wine. To be enjoyed as soon as it is released, but having the potential to age for about ten years, effortlessly.Winemaker's notes (Dec 2015)

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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