MESSORIO
2020 Le Macchiole
| Grapes | Merlot |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | Italy, Tuscany |
| District | Bolgheri |
| ABV | 14.5% |
Cherry and dark mint chocolate, tobacco, cassis and plum fruit, open and accessible. Delicious mint chocolate, cassis, herbs, plum and tobacco, lovely acid drive, rich tannins, rounded, shapely but distinct. Very nicely done. L&S (Sept 2024)
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We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over 拢150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.The 2020 Messorio is fabulous. Once an opulent, full-throttle wine, Messorio has grown into a much more reserved Merlot these days. Tense with tons of energy, the 2020 appears to have a very bright future once it comes together a bit more fully. I very much admire the vibrancy here. The 2020 spent 18 months in 100% French oak, with 5% of the wine aged in amphora. Drinking range: 2027 - 2045 Rating: 97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Aug 2023)
Made with Merlot, the 2020 Messorio is a profound and richly textured wine that has become one of vintner Cinza Merli's flagships. Ripe fruit, dark cherry, oak spice and toast converge with balanced intensity to characterize this generous expression from Tuscany. The issue with Merlot, especially in a hot vintage such as this, is ripeness or, specifically, over-ripeness. Messorio navigates a challenging growing season with flying colors. Drinking range: 2025 - 2048 Rating: 96 Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com) (May 2023)
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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2012 MESSORIO Le Macchiole
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Merlot.
Stainless steel and concrete ferment 24 different passes through the vineyard, all fermented separately, blended then in to barrel for 18 months 75% new and 25% one year. Nice freshness on the nose, cassis, plums, touch...(read more)
L&S
2005 MESSORIO Le Macchiole
Bolgheri 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)
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